Who am I? I am God's Child!

John 1:12-- But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.


My parents are pretty amazing...for the first 26 years of my life they took care of me and helped me to become the woman that I am .  When I was little I hated being called a child.  I wanted to grow up and be someone who could take care of myself.  But whenever I would fall my my parents were  there to teach me from my mistakes and then help me to pick up the pieces.  Even though I am not a  child anymore and I have married and moved out of their house, my parents still love and care for me.  Just this past week I had to go to the doctor.  I felt pretty horrible and really probably should not have been driving, but I was able to call my dad who followed me home from the doctor, went and picked up my medicine and made sure I got home okay.  The next day my mom brought me chicken soup and apple juice.  Its a wonderful thing to be someone's child and to be loved.

We are given the opportunity to be a child of the Most high God.  Its so much more than medicine and chicken soup.  As much love as our earthly parents provide for us in this life, it does not even begin to compare of the love that the Lord has and still loves us with .  He loved us so much that he sent his son to die to pay the penalty for our sin.  Its like if someone were to murder someone you loved.   You would  be angry and would want someone to pay the penalty.  In God's eyes all sin is like murder.  To just say that people could do bad things and get away without a penalty would not justify how the Lord feels about sin.  That would be like a judge letting someone walk away with murder.  We would not think they were fit to be a judge.  The penalty  for our sins had to be paid, so the Lord sent Jesus to die and when he took the sins of the world God turned his face from him, and Jesus was left to bear our burden. 

Because of what Jesus did we are given the opportunity to be a child of Gods.  To be adopted into his kingdom and family.  and all we have to do is accept.  We have to truly believe and surrender our lives down to him, but when we do we receive the right to be a child of God.  The Lord will protect us and guide us .  It doesn't mean that it will be easy.  Just as my life with having good early parents has not been easy, but through their guidance, wisdom, and love, I have made it through a lot of things I never should have.

God is calling us to allow him to be our Father.  Will we accept?  Will we let  him wipe away our sins?  Will we let him provide for us in his way and in his timing?

The Choice is ours, but our choice is eternal....