YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD!
What a precious gift to be called a child of God.
A blood bought daughter.
Fully seen. Fully known. Fully loved by the One True God.
With that title comes amazing promises, one being found in 1 John.
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 NIV)
For those who call themselves children of God (those who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior), Jesus promises:
We are overcomers … overcoming the false teachings and teachers in our culture. Overcoming the trials, struggles and hardships we encounter in this world. Overcoming the schemes, trials, temptations, and lies of the evil one.
Greater is the One who lives in us than the one who lives in the world … we overcome because God’s very presence … His Holy Spirit … lives, breathes and is at work in us.
But, none of this would be possible without the Lamb of God shedding His blood for us.
John’s promises in 1 John are made possible because Jesus POURED OUT HIS BLOOD FOR US.
Take a few minutes, sweet friend, to sit and soak in these truths. These promises. These gifts from our Abba Father.
Through the blood of Jesus, you are redeemed out of the hand of the devil.
Through the blood of Jesus, your sins are forgiven, washed white as snow.
Through the blood of Jesus, you are justified, made righteous, just-as-if-you never sinned.
Through the blood of Jesus, you are made holy in God’s sight, set apart for His purposes.
Through the blood of Jesus, you receive the gift of and are sealed by the Holy Spirit, making your body a living, breathing temple of God’s Holy Spirit.
Through the blood of Jesus and the indwelling power of His Holy Spirit, you are an overcomer. Satan has NO hold on you. He has NO power over you. He MUST FLEE at the name of Jesus.
These are God’s truths.
KNOW THEM! BELIEVE THEM! LIVE THEM!
They will change everything.
If you have a moment, please leave a comment today sharing what God spoke to YOUR heart as ponder the wonder of what it means to be called a child of God and the promises and gifts that are ours simply because we carry that beautiful name.
My study on 1 John, I Am Loved, is for every woman who craves to truly understand, walk confidently in, and live out God’s unconditional, extravagant, lavish love because His love truly changes everything!