32331 A CHILD of God

You are a CHILD of God!

What does it mean to be a child of God? The following verses related to the acrostic CHILD will help you understand this very unique relationship and how God is working in your life.

Because you are a CHILD of God, He:

» Conforms you to Christ’s character

“Because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” – Romans 8:29

» Hears you when you pray

“And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.” – 1 John 5:14, 15

» Indwells you with His Spirit

“And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls ‘Abba! Father!'” – Galatians 4:6

» Loves you unconditionally

“See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children—and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.” – 1 John 3:1

» Disciplines you lovingly

“And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

‘My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.’

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises very son he accepts.’

Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? But if you do not experience discipline, something all sons have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons. Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.” – Hebrews 12:5-11

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