Post by Barry on Aug 18, 2008 8:55:14 GMT -5
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn! This is not a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan—this rebirth comes from God. – John 1:12-13
If you were to start your life all over again and had the opportunity to design your own father, what kind of dad would you choose? Most of us would want a father that is loving, caring, strong, moral, full of grace, wise, and we would want him to be the possessor of a thousand other positive qualities. Most of us would not be overly concerned about his physical stature, level of attractiveness, or the amount of money he had stored away in the bank. If you think about it, most of us would want a dad just like God.
The good news for each of us is that we do get to choose our Father. While we have no choice over who will be our biological father, we do get to pick our spiritual One. When we accept Jesus as Savior we are at the same time being adopted into God’s family. We experience a brand new birth into a world that was unknown to us before. We are given the right to call ourselves God’s children. If you are in Jesus, you are God’s kid.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Father, I am absolutely blown away that You would adopt me into Your family. By your grace show me how to be the best kid I can be.
If you were to start your life all over again and had the opportunity to design your own father, what kind of dad would you choose? Most of us would want a father that is loving, caring, strong, moral, full of grace, wise, and we would want him to be the possessor of a thousand other positive qualities. Most of us would not be overly concerned about his physical stature, level of attractiveness, or the amount of money he had stored away in the bank. If you think about it, most of us would want a dad just like God.
The good news for each of us is that we do get to choose our Father. While we have no choice over who will be our biological father, we do get to pick our spiritual One. When we accept Jesus as Savior we are at the same time being adopted into God’s family. We experience a brand new birth into a world that was unknown to us before. We are given the right to call ourselves God’s children. If you are in Jesus, you are God’s kid.
PRAYER THOUGHT: Father, I am absolutely blown away that You would adopt me into Your family. By your grace show me how to be the best kid I can be.