God's Family

 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God - Ephesians 2:19.

               We are the members of God’s family. Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will - Ephesians 1:4,5. Let us thank God who had given us the greatest privilege of being a part of His family.

               God gave us the right to become His children as we receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God - John 1:12,13. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God - 1 John 3:1.

                We are the children of God, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ - Romans 8:16,17. Let us cast all our cares upon our Father as we have received the Spirit of adoption. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father” - Romans 8:15.                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your great love You have lavished on us to be called as Your children and to be in Your family as members of Your household. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.