In the Family

 If you are"born again," by believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, by believing in His name, (I. John 5:1a. John 1:12,13) then you are adopted as a child of God into His family.  This family is the Kingdom of God, His Church here on Earth. It is not a religious organization, it is not a social club, it is not a business, it is not any other kind of organization that men could come up with. It is the family of God. We are adopted into this family by God when we are born again by the Holy Spirit.  (Romans 8:15,16, I. John 3:1)

First, "flesh gives birth to flesh" we are born in our mother's womb, physically born. Secondly, we are "born again" spiritually by the Holy Spirit, "but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."(John 3:6). God does this by the Holy Spirit.

Born again:

John 3:3-8 NIV

[3] Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” [4] “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” [5] Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. [6] Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. [7] You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ [8] The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

1 John 5:1a. NIV

[1] Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God,..

John 1:12-13 NIV

[12] Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— [13] children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

So, if you have believed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, by believing on His name, you have been born again by the Holy Spirit and have been adopted in the Kingdom of God, the family of God.

Adopted into the family and we are His children, and we are heirs of God and coheirs with Christ:

Romans 8:14-17 NIV

[14] For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. [15] The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” [16] The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. [17] Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. 

1 John 3:1-2 NIV

[1] See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. [2] Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 

Most importantly, no one can kick you out of that family ever! Just like you were born into your physical family and will be a member of that family forever, no matter what, so it is with God's family, the Kingdom of God that you were born again into. Christ's blood saved you and the Holy Spirit sealed you into this family when he made you born again.

No one can take you out of this family. No one can snatch you away from Jesus. No one can snatch you away from the Father, because God sealed us into this family by putting the Holy Spirit inside each one of us. We were included "in Christ" when we were born again. We are God's children now, His possession. We belong to Him now. Forever! No matter what! Nothing can separate us from God or His love.

John 10:27-29 NIV

[27] My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. [29] My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 

Ephesians 1:13-14 NIV

[13] And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, [14] who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. 

Romans 8:38-39 NIV

[38] For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, [39] neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

As Christians, this is our position. We are God's children. This is who we are now and nothing will ever change that. 

So live your life with this confidence. Live your life from this perspective, that you are adopted into the family of God, the Kingdom of God forever and that nothing will ever change that. Let this be the fuel that moves your life forward everyday until we get to heaven. Let this be the mindset that dispells any worries, any fears, in our world motivated by fear.

Being rock solid in your mind about your position in the family will bring you peace. You won't get so frustrated.  You will not say, "This is too hard or I can't do this," or "I feel like giving up." What is too hard? What can you not do? What is there to give up from? It's not too hard to be His child. You can be His child, because you are. You don't have to give up in life, because you are His child.  Just accept that you are His child no matter what and that nothing will ever change that!!! No matter how you feel. No matter what you've done or haven't done. No matter what you've said or how you've acted; rest in the knowledge that you are God's child now, forever. Justified freely by God's grace forever by the finished work of Jesus:

Romans 3:23-24 NIV

[23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 

You don't have to worry. You don't have to be afraid. We are FOREVER loved by God. We are FOREVER accepted by God. We are FOREVER His children. We are FOREVER saved by God because of the finished work of Jesus Christ. So continue in this full assurance of faith, in the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ until the end.

We are in His family, the Kingdom of God....

FOREVER.

* Please share this post with others.

Love you all dear readers,

JeffreyPost