Ephesians 1:5-6 NLT
A long time ago, I used to work at an elementary school. As the registrar, I was often amazed by the younger siblings who would come to start school and they would be the spitting image of their older sibling at that age. Strong family genes.
1st John 3:2 tells us, Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. How strong are our genes? What will we look like? Or more importantly - Who do we look like?
I'm sure we all know families that look so much alike, you could put them in a room with hundreds of people, and still be able to pick out who was in their gene pool. I'm reminded of a time, several years ago - it was a gathering of friends at Gringo's with a new waiter who didn't know we'd ever been there. We straggled in, coming from all directions, and when we were finally gathered, the waiter looked at all of us and said, Oh, I get it. It's a family meeting!
We smiled and replied, Yup, that's it - a family meeting.
The only ones related were the two friends married to each other. Proof positive - adopted into the family of God, our Abba Father. Strong enough through Christ to see our family resemblance. Can others see your resemblance?
Prayer:
Father,
Thank You for adopting us into Your family and making us joint-heirs with Your precious Son, Jesus. When we grow up, we want to be just like You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
1st John 3:2 tells us, Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. How strong are our genes? What will we look like? Or more importantly - Who do we look like?
I'm sure we all know families that look so much alike, you could put them in a room with hundreds of people, and still be able to pick out who was in their gene pool. I'm reminded of a time, several years ago - it was a gathering of friends at Gringo's with a new waiter who didn't know we'd ever been there. We straggled in, coming from all directions, and when we were finally gathered, the waiter looked at all of us and said, Oh, I get it. It's a family meeting!
We smiled and replied, Yup, that's it - a family meeting.
The only ones related were the two friends married to each other. Proof positive - adopted into the family of God, our Abba Father. Strong enough through Christ to see our family resemblance. Can others see your resemblance?
Prayer:
Father,
Thank You for adopting us into Your family and making us joint-heirs with Your precious Son, Jesus. When we grow up, we want to be just like You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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