Children of God
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! (1John 3:1) "A Father and His Children" might very well be the foundational theme and principle of the Bible. God's family means everything to Him; so much so, that He spent what He valued most to secure our salvation, our security, and our eternal place in that family. What a wonderful reality we enjoy! We are not only servants and subjects, but sons and daughters, heirs of the Kingdom, and joint heirs with Jesus through no goodness of our own. It is a gift from our Father, and what a marvelous gift it is. Welcome to the family of God in Jesus Christ! To be a child of God is the highest designation we will ever receive. We are related to Him by blood — that is, the blood Jesus shed for us on the cross of Calvary. His precious blood washes away everything in our lives that offends the Father, and His broken body is the door through which we enter into relationship with a h...