Monday, January 2, 2012

HIS CHILDREN; Heirs of God; Joint Heirs with Christ


Do you know that God cares so much for us, that when we decide to follow and serve HIM, HE CALLS US HIS CHILDREN???  He doesn’t call us servants!!!  



Who wouldn’t want to serve a GOD that cares that much???


1 John 3:1 (NKJV) Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.


You know, God doesn’t treat us like we are step-children (like we are NOT entitled to have the same as JESUS!!!)  NO!!!  NO!!! 


GOD loves us so very much!!!  He says that we are heirs with Christ, who was the first born of many brethren.  When THE WORD says many brethren, it is talking about US!!!



Romans 8:16-17 (NKJV)

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.



Romans 8:29 (NKJV)

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.


The CEV says, “so that his Son would be the first of many children.” Rom. 8:29




Just think about this for a minute.  If I am GOD’s Heir, that means if HE owns it, then it is mine!!!  It is mine because I am HIS Heir!!! 



Psalm 50:10-11 (NKJV)

10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.

11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine.




How do I know that my Father is this generous???  How do I know that my Father will give me ALL that is HIS??? 


Matthew 7:7-11 (NKJV)

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

  

We must know and realize that OUR FATHER in Heaven loves us so much that HE wants to prosper in every thing that we do and be in good health even as our soul prospers!!! 

 

3 John 1:2 (NKJV) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

 

 

GOD wants us to have ALL of HIS exceeding great and precious promises!!!   He wants to give us ALL that HE has, if only we will accept it!!!       
 


2 Peter 1:1-4 (NKJV)


1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,


To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 


3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 


4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.






 


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