Do You Belong to God?

Our heavenly Father loves us so much He calls us His "children". Image being God's child. What a privilege! What an honor. People who don't really "know" the heavenly Father don't understand this concept or relationship. It is hard for those of use who are His children to even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns, but the Scripture teach that "we will be like Him". Can you imagine?

If we believe God's Word is truth and believe that we are God's children, we will keep ourselves pure, just as Christ is pure, because He has chosen us to be His children. To live pure lives we should live in Him and not sin. If we continue to sin we are opposed to the law of God so how can we really be His child?

Verses 7-10 tell us when people do what is right, it is because they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy these works of the Devil. Those who have been born into God's family DO NOT SIN, because they have been BORN OF GOD. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the Devil. Anyone who does not obey God's commands and does not love other Christians does not belong to God.

The question for myself and you is are you living as a child of God or as though you belong to the Devil? Remember how your heavenly Father loves you and chose to live for Him who died for you.