January 8

MY VERSE(S): John 8:35 – “Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.”


MY REFLECTION: How cool is that?!?!? I have a permanent place in God’s family!!!! (Here I go with the exclamation points again!)

This makes me think about my relationship with my own son. He will ALWAYS be a permanent member of my family. He may not want it, but in my mind, he will have a place forever! (Yes, so will my daughter, but the passage says "son".)

This got me thinking about some wonderful promises so I went searching for some other related verses:
Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
Romans 8:14 – For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:19 – For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
Galatians 3:26 – For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Okay, ladies. If you don’t like the “sons” language, then try these on for size:
John 1:12 – But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
Romans 8:16 – The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,...
Philippians 2:14-15 – Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world ...

And now for two of my all-time favorites:
1John 3:1 – 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.
1John 3:2 – Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

I needed that encouragement today. Didn’t you?


MY PRAYER: Thanks, Father, for making me your son/child. Thanks for making me a permanent member of the family … forever!