“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” – John 1:12
What a powerful truth! Think about it and let it fill and overwhelm you with joy and gratitude… Believing in Jesus, welcoming Him into your heart as Lord of your life, results in being adopted as a child of God. In Christ, you are an enormously loved child forgiven your sins, washed clean, and made new. A co-heir with Christ, your older brother. United with Him. Sealed by His Holy Spirit, the guarantee of your eternal inheritance. Past darkness has been swept away and replaced by the glorious life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
That’s really it… As John 1 explains, Jesus, the eternal Word of God, Who is God, became flesh and was born into our world over 2000 years ago. He lived among us, taught us, revealed grace and truth to us, lived a sinless life, then died as the sacrificial Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. Which is why God’s grace welcomes us as His children when we believe in His Son.
If you don’t believe, what’s stopping you? If you do believe, who in your life has yet to receive Jesus and become a child of God? #FollowJesus