John 1:12-13
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
What of Today’s Verse...
We live in a time and culture of rights. “It’s my right to ___.” Just fill in the blank. But there is one thing we don’t have a right to be: God’s child. We are given that right by grace through Jesus’ coming to earth, living, dying and being raised from the dead. We appropriate it through faith, through which God gives us new birth when we are baptized and reborn through the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-7). To be born of God, to be born from above, to be born again is the gift of adoption into God’s family and entitles us to all the rights of heirs in God’s house (Galatians 3:26-4:7).
Let us Pray:
Abba Father, thank you for including me in your family. May my life today reflect your influence, character, mercy, holiness, compassion, righteousness, and love. I want to be like you, my Father. So, just as I was born into your family by the power of the Holy Spirit, please fill me with your Spirit today so that I will more closely reflect you in all I do and say. Through Jesus I pray. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Keep the faith…
Know that you have the strength to deal with any situation, and nothing will be able to get you down.
Be totally confident that everything will eventually work for the best, and you will have the strength to care, to act, to overcome, to achieve. You’ll find a way around every obstacle.
If you let yourself get blown off course by any breeze that comes along, you are no good to anyone. If you let yourself be dismayed and paralyzed by misfortune, then you add to the misfortune.
All things work in your favour when you decide that they will.
