Children of God

Good morning, Immanuel. We are children of God, in Christ!

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…” (1 John 3:1a)

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Today, consider this amazing truth: In Christ, you are a son or daughter of God.

God is our Father. 

The very idea of fatherhood came from God. He isn’t imitating human fathers; he invented fatherhood. So he is the perfect father–perfectly loving, totally fair, always present, unfailingly wise, a giver of joy, a strong protector, the one who meets needs. We can always depend on him, always talk to him, always count on Him. We know that he will always do what is best for us. And he will love us unconditionally. 

We are adopted as sons and daughters.

Romans 8:15 says we “have received the spirit of adoption.” We receive the Spirit when we are in Christ, which means we are adopted into God’s family. We have all the rights, privileges, protection, and the very name of our father’s household. 

Christ is our Brother

This is amazing to think about. If Jesus is the Son of God, and we are adopted into the family of God, he is our brother! So not only is he our savior and our king, and not only are we in Christ–he is our brother. This is how close we are to Jesus when we believe. 

We are co-heirs with Jesus

As children of God, we are heirs with Jesus (Romans 8:17). We will inherit the glory and joy alongside Jesus when he returns to rule someday. We will share in his inheritance.

We are a whole, crazy, beautiful family

If you are a son or daughter of God and I am a son of God, then we are both part of the family of God. That’s what church is–the family of God. We don’t look alike, and we don’t share genetics, but we share a Father and a Brother and an inheritance. We are family. We are children of God.

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