All in the family. The same family—God’s
family. Red and yellow, black and white—we are precious in His sight. God loves
all His children in the world. Sort of a take-off on an old children’s song,”Jesus
Loves the Little Children of the World.” God loves everyone…everywhere. For there is no distinction between Jew and
Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call
on Him….Romans 10:12. And God, who
knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also
did to us; and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts
by faith. Acts 15:8-9. What a comforting thought…and imagine what it is
going to be like in heaven. A rainbow of colors…and languages. There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of
languages in the world, and no kind is without meaning. 1 Corinthians 14:10.
God is the God of all—no matter where they are in the world. God’s family—Abraham’s
descendants were promised to be numerous. And
He (God) took him (Abraham) outside and said, "Now look toward the
heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said
to him, "So shall your descendants be." Genesis 15:5. The promise
was repeated to Isaac… "I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will
give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations
of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My
commandments, My statutes and My laws." Genesis 26:4-5. Obedience was
the key. Abraham was obedient and faithful. With that same faithfulness—as Abraham’s
spiritual descendants—believing in Jesus as our Savior…we have become children
of God. All in the Family.
Prayer
~ Holy Spirit, I am so blessed to be part of the family of God. May my life
twinkle—as one of the stars that Abraham saw with God—so that His light shines
through me.
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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