Just about every time my son, Hunter, gets ready to go out with his friends, I say to him, “Remember who you are and Whose you are.” He either raises his eyebrows as if saying “I’ve got it” or verbally says, “I know, mom.” Who is he, and who are we (Christians)? We are “children of God”. Whose are we? We belong to The LORD and Creator of all, God.
In 1 John 3:1 it says,
- “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” NIV
- “What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are.” The Message
Because we are children of God 1 John 3:18 tells us,
- “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” NIV
- “Children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality.” The Message
In other words, don’t just talk the talk, but walk the walk. God is love, and He is in us, so live it…love.
Do you want to be called a child of God? Verse 23 says, “And this is His command: to believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ,”. That’s it. Believe in Him and ask Christ to come into your heart. Then what? Verse 23 and 24 continue to read, “…and to love one another as He commanded us. The one who keeps God’s commands lives in Him, and He in them.”
- “God’s command: to believe in His personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep His commands, we live deeply and surely in Him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us.”
BELIEVE! LOVE! LIVE!
Remember: Who you are and Whose you are.
Blessings to you.
| December 4 |