Only Believe

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -
John 1:12 NIV

We've talked about it before. This is shocking to some people, however, it must be made clear. While we are all God's creation, we are NOT all children of God. To be a child of God, we must receive Him and believe in His name, THEN He gives us the right to become His children. 

1 John 5:1-5 ERV (Easy-to-Read Version) confirms this Truth - 1 The people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah are God’s children. Anyone who loves the Father also loves the Father’s children. 2 How do we know that we love God’s children? We know because we love God and we obey his commands. 3 Loving God means obeying his commands. And God’s commands are not too hard for us, 4 because everyone who is a child of God has the power to win against the world. 5 It is our faith that has won the victory against the world. So who wins against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. 

Only believe.

Prayer:

Father,

          We believe Your Word. We believe in You. We pray according to Your Word, Because of Your unfailing love, we can enter Your house; we will worship at Your Temple with deepest awe. Lead us in the right path, O Lord, or our enemies will conquer us. Make Your Way plain for us to follow. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen