Meditate.
And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23
Family.
Are you part of God’s family? Do
you know that if you are not already part of His family that you can be
“adopted” by Him? Can you imagine calling the great, awesome and almighty
God…Abba…just like Jesus did? Being adopted would make Jesus your brother! How
totally terrific would that be? Tremendous!? Fantastic!? There are hardly words
to describe how wonderful it is to be part of God’s family. Sometimes when I
really focus on that fact…I am a child of God—the Heavenly Father is my
Father—my heart just overflows with joy. So—are you a child of God’s—a child of
the King? It is easy to become one—just ask God. Well, there is one step that
is important to Him—-we are all sinners. Only God is pure, sinless and holy. To
be part of His family we have to ask for forgiveness for our sins.
If you forgive those who sin
against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. Matthew 6:14
Our Heavenly Father. Is there someone you know who doesn’t know Jesus—but could call on the name of God? Offer them the opportunity today to become part of God’s family, too.
One of the benefits of being part
of God’s family is that He is having a big house in Heaven—the New Heaven (Revelation
21:1)—just for His family to live forever.
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Don't
let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more
than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told
you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I
will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. John 14:1-3
Apartment House in Tel Aviv
Will My Father's House look like this?
It has many rooms!
One for you!
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Then
I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had
disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed
for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look,
God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be
his people. God himself will be with them.” Revelation 21:1-3
Will you choose to have a room there? The choice is yours. Ask God to adopt you today.
Prayer ~ I love You, Lord. I’m so glad to be part of your family.
Verse of
Salvation ~ For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,
'The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.' (Psalm
118:22) There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under
heaven by which we must be saved." Acts 4:11-12 NLT
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