Have you ever wondered.........
- What it means to be a child of God?
- If you have run too far to come home?
Read: Romans 8:15-16; Luke 15:11-32; 2 Corinthians 6:18
When you hold up your arms to your heavenly Father, he reaches down to scoop you up. These passages remind us that accepting God's gift of salvation is not a formal business deal. It's the pisture of a father welcoming home his rebellious child, just like the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32.
Just like the ungrateful son, we have run far from God. At some point in our lives, we've tried to live on our own, apart from Hime. We packed a knapsack, bought a bus ticket, and took off for the lights of the city. Somehow, the plan didn't work out as we expected. But God, your Father, was waiting up for you when you came home.
With joy in his eyes, God adopted you as soon as you held up your arms to Him. He's your Abba Father. It doesn't matter how far you have run or how long you've been gone. His lovve doesn't change. Your are his Child.
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons - Galatians 4:4-5
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