See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 Are you a child of God? Do you see yourself believing that God is your father? The truth of the matter is God is our father. We are his children. This is one of the greatest revelations in the New Testament. As a child of God, we are chosen adopted through Jesus as his very own child. This happens when we asked Jesus to be our Lord and…
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Band Of Love
4. I led them with cords of Kindness, with the band of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. 8. How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. Hosea 11:4, 8 Do you have a loving parent? Have you rejected your loving parent? In verse 2, this is a picture of a loving parent. A father supporting his child who…
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God The Father – Part One
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5 What kind of earthly father do you have? Is he a good one? Did he meet your needs? or did he abandon you? Our Triune God is a great father to all of us. However, God delightsin the weak, disadvantaged, oppressed, hurting, and the lonely, particularly those who trust him. The Old Testament and the New Testament both speak about God’s fatherhood. This verse is saying that He will be the father to those who don’t have a father. God is a good, good father. He is always taking care of his children’s needs.…
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God The Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
according to the foreknowledge of God the father, in the sanctification of the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with His blood: 1 Peter 1:2 Peter made a strong declaration to the people on how God chose us. At one time, it was the Israelites as his chosen people. However, through Christ, all believers are chosen. Jews and Gentiles, all belong to God. Our salvation and security rest in the merciful choice of God. We are chosen to be God’s people according to the foreknowledge of God. Since God is all knowing, he worked His plan to save people spiritually. He would save them through Christ Jesus…
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Chose You And Appointed You
. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16 God Chose you! He chose you first! He made the first choice to love and die for you. God wants you to choose him. He has an invitation for you to choose him. Remember He doesn’t make you choose him. It’s up to you. After you choose him, God appoints you to go and bear fruit. What the fruit we are to bear? As Christians, we…
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Father Of Mercy
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies, and God of all comfort, 2 Corinthians 1:3 Paul recognizes God’s comfort and mercies. He thanks God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for all of his mercy and comfort. Paul is showing jubilant adoration towards God. He boldly comes to the throne. Have you taken the time to adore and thank God for his mercy and comfort? Do you boldly come to the throne? God is the Father of Mercies. His compassion and readiness to forgive the repentant person. God wants to give us mercy and comfort in hard times. Are you willing…
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God Will Not Forget You
Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palm of my hands; your walls are continually before me. Isaiah 49:15-16 God’s love for you is way more than a parents love. Mother’s, for the most part, have a love for their children that is hard to describe. Most people know not to mess wi a momma’s babies. I grew up on a farm. The one thing that stuck with me on all the rules with the animals were, “Don’t go…