“…they shall be called sons of the
living God.”—Romans 9:26
The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans is one that lays the
foundation for the Christian’s faith, salvation by grace, and the Christian’s
principles by which one is to live.
Roman’s is the foundation of the Church’s teaching, and its’ principles
must be understood. One of the
principles to be learned is that God deals with Jews and Gentiles as
individuals, and calls us His sons and children.
The Apostle John wrote in I John 3:1, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because
it did not know Him.” When reading or hearing the word “behold,” we are to pause and look upon
it, stop and reflect. Reflect, ponder
and meditate at the kind and quantity of love that the Father has given freely
and without merit to people (Ephesians 3:17-19; Romans 8:35-39). Scripture reveals to us that we are “adopted”
children of God through faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:15; Ephesians 1:5; Galatians
4:5). We have been picked-out; chosen by
God. We are special! We are part of a
family. It is an honor to be chosen by
God as one of His children. When we
ponder and mediate upon how special we are to God, the feelings of isolation,
loneliness, and depression leave. God
wants YOU. You may be feeling that you
are not important, or that you have no value, or that anyone cares about you; I
have good news for you today. God
does. He paid an infinite price for you,
He has chosen you to be apart of his family.
Understand that He has called you to be his child and that He wants you
as His own. When you become His child,
all that He is becomes deposited into your spirit. Your potential soars to new heights, as you
mediate and understand what has been given to you, as His child.
The world did not understand and recognize that Jesus was
God’s son; they hated Him. Sometimes the
world will treat you just as it did Jesus.
Do not be surprised about this; rejoice that you are called the child of
God, and that your life has been hidden in Jesus (Colossians 3:3).
Prayer—Father may the
love that you have shown in making me Your child serve to motivate me to remain
faithful to You, in Jesus Name. Amen.
