See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are

 Love of the Father:

 

            Father’s love – we’re His children:

 

1 John 3:1

1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

 

            It is because of the Father’s love of us that He delights in calling us His child. It isn’t because of something we have done, or because He just can’t get along without us. It is because of His infinite love of us that He calls us His children.

            The parents of some children act like they don’t want them, but He loves us so much that He chose us to be His.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I do not call you servants, but rather children. You are of Me and My love flows in you. What you do for Me is done in My love. For this is My will for you that you show forth My love to one another and thus prove that you are My children.”

 

            12. See what love the Father has for me … I am His child!

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

             Sons:

 

Galatians 3:26

26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

 

Romans 8:14

14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

 

Luke 20:35-36

35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

36 for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

 

            God delights to call us His “sons”. Of course that term includes the ladies also. This shows us the three-fold aspect of being His sons. In Galatians we are sons through faith in Christ Jesus. When we exercise our faith in Him and are born again, we become God’s sons in our spirits. In Romans when we allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives, then we are His sons in our souls. One day in the future when Jesus returns and the dead are raised, then we will be His sons of the resurrection in our bodies.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You are Mine dear ones, and I have desired greatly that you be with Me for all eternity. You are not of those who shrink back from doing My will but are of those who walk after My desire for you. You are not Mine for just a season but for all eternity. For those who are Mine shall live forever in My love.”

 

            11. I am His child and one day I will be a son/daughter of the resurrection.

Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!

 We are Sons and Daughters:

           

            Abba, Father:

 

Galatians 4:6

6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

 

            Once we believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead and confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord (Romans chapter 10), we become God’s sons (and daughters). He sends the very own Spirit of Jesus into our hearts. He, the Spirit, then cries out “Abba! Father!” … or “Daddy”. That doesn’t mean that we take lightly this relationship. It is one of reverence and awe.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You are not a child of this world, but a child of Mine. My seed abides in you and shall remain in you as you remain in Me. You shall never die because My seed is eternal. You are of Mine and shall show forth My attributes. I am your Father and you shall be like Me for you are Mine.”

 

            10. His Spirit is in my heart crying out to Him, “Abba, Father”.

Who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

 Personal relationship with the Father:

 

            His seed abides in us:

 

John 1:13

13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

 

1 John 3:9

9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

 

1 John 4:15

15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

           

 

            We may have been born in the natural through the will of our parents, but when we were born again, we were born of God’s will. He desired greatly that we be born from above. We are a part of two worlds. In the flesh, we are a part of this world, but in the spirit realm, we also have a place.          

            Then the next verse says that when we are born of God, His seed abides in us. Can you imagine that? God’s seed abides in us. This verse says that no one who is born of God practices sin. That is just the New American Standard’s way of emphasizing the Greek in this verse. We don’t continually sin, if we are born of God. Our new man cannot sin because he is born of God. However, our soul can choose to sin. As we grow in God, though, we should be sinning less and less often.

            The third Scripture lets us know how we can be sure we’re born of God. It says that if we confess that Jesus is the Son of God, then God abides in us and we in God. To confess means to say the same thing as … in other words, we say the same thing as God says - that we are born of Him.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I put My Spirit in you to guide you. You were not born to please man, but to please Me. I will show you the way to do that. As you allow My Spirit to have full control over your life, you will grow in My grace and in the knowledge of Me. As you do, you will be a beacon unto others. You were not born to do the will of the flesh, but to do the will of the Spirit. Stay in My love, and you will walk in My light.”

 

            9. I am born of God, and His seed abides in me. I am in Him, and He is in me.