"God's Message to his Children"

7-10)My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can't know him if you don't love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God. 1John 4:9-10 (MSG)

God’s message to His children is consistent: We’ve been accepted by Him and belong to Him forever. In this acceptance, we discover a sense of security, adequacy, and love that frees us to live for Him.

At the cross, God revealed the extent of His love. He sent His Son Jesus to die in our place—we deserved death as punishment for our wrongdoing but received a pardon instead (Rom. 6:23). By becoming our substitute, Christ experienced God’s wrath for our sins, and His sacrifice opened the way for our adoption into God’s family (Eph. 1:5). As children of the heavenly Father, we are not only deeply loved but also highly valued. Our worth does not derive from anything in our character or performance but rather depends solely on our relationship with Jesus. What it cost the Father to save us indicates the worth He has placed on us. He has even made us co-heirs with Christ in heaven (Rom. 8:17).
Our adoption into God’s family (through faith* in Christ alone) also gives us security and competency. Our heavenly Father has promised to protect us from the Evil One, endow us with spiritual gifts, and provide what we need to carry out His work effectively. The Holy Spirit will equip us with the knowledge, understanding, and divine power we need to serve as His emissaries.


The world thinks love and worth are tied to performance, while security rests in material possessions. But God showed His love by sending Christ to die for us (Rom. 5:8). In Him, we find value, competence, and peace. Consider whose message you are believing—God’s or the world’s.

*Biblical faith can be described as believing / agreeing with what God has established as truth through scripture and submitting ourselves to its instruction for our lives


B.I.B.L.E. - BASIC INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE LEAVING EARTH

BE BLESSED  & BE A BLESSING TO ONE ANOTHER!

DAWN