I’m God’s Child

Scripture: 1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Observation: God loves me so much He calls me His child. The creator of all the things, the lord and Master of all calls me His child. My thoughts wander all the times about what to do, hateful thoughts, misuse of the time God has blessed me with and hardly ever do I think of myself as God’s child. What a privilege I’ve been given, there is nothing greater on this earth or in all eternity to be the child of God. So why don’t I ponder on that? If I did the devil would never get a foothold on me and my thoughts I would be too busy thinking about my Father and not my own personal wants.

Application: I need to wake up every morning thinking of my Heavenly Dad and live a life that would please him. I remember as a child I wanted my earthly dad’s approval and love and rarely received it, but I know now that my true Father has given me everything I need to live a joyful life and a purposeful one. As much as I wanted my earthly father’s approval I must want my true Father’s approval and live a life with Him in the center of it.

Prayer: Good morning Dad. So strange that sounds and I don’t know why. Each morning you wake me up and watch over me during the day. You take care of all my needs and place joy in my heart. You protect me in a way that no one else could and have promised me a special home with you. You have never broken a promise and after all the terrible things that I have done, you never stopped loving me. I love you Dad and I thank you for not giving up on me.