What A Blessing!
"Behold what manner of love the Father has
bestowed on us, that we should be called
children of God!"
1 John 3: 1
When parents welcome a newborn child into
the world, they are the ones who declare
what a blessing they have received.
What never happens is this:
The newborn opens his squinty eyes,
looks at the parents, and says, “I’m so
grateful to be born into your family!”
No one expects a newborn to do that—obviously not.
And yet that is what happens—or should happen, the
moment our new birth into the family of God. Yes, God
as our Father rejoices at our entrance into His family
(Luke 15:10).
But the apostle John speaks for all who enter God’s family when
he writes, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed
on us, that we should be called children of God!” It is as if John is
reminding us of something we may fail to realize at the moment
of our spiritual birth: God is our Father, and we are His children!
Nothing can compare to the experience of being born
into the family of God. Pause and give thanks today
for the blessing His love has bestowed on you.
"The world takes its notions of God
from the people who say that they
belong to God’s family."
Alexander Maclaren
