You are part of HIs Family!
Jesus said when you pray, call Him Our Father. This denotes family. This shows His love for us, in that He invites us into His family. He calls us co-heirs with the Lord Jesus. An heir is someone that is in line to receive the inheritance. The Heavenly Father says that we share in the inheritance with His Son, who is our older brother. The Lord Jesus says He is not ashamed to call us brothers. Jesus mentioned in a prayer that the Father loves us like He loves His only begotten Son. Imagine that. God loves us so much that He loves us just like He loves His only begotten Son.The Psalmist mentioned various things about God’s love to us:
> God’s love is unfailing.
> Because of His love, goodness and mercy follow us every day of our lives.
> His love abounds toward us.
> Great peace have they who love your law. Nothing shall make them stumble.
> For those who pursue and love Him, they will find life, prosperity, and honor.
> He protects those who love Him.
2 Corinthians 6: 17,18 “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.” “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”
The Lord Jesus said that we need to be born again. In John 3:3, it says: “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The Apostle Peter taught that we were born again by the incorruptible word of God: 1 Peter 1:23 “Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.” So, according to the Scriptures, we now have a new nature. We no longer live according to the dictates of the flesh. Our new nature and DNA comes from God’s Holy Spirit. Galations 5:25 says: “Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives”. Paul gave us a snapshot of the difference between the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. Galations 5: 19-26 (NLT) says: “When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.” It’s very clear and simple. The above verses clearly outline whether or not you are following the Spirit’s leading, or still allowing the old nature to control you. The more time you spend with God’s word and His Holy Spirit, the more the fruits of the Spirit will shine through you! We have a Spanish saying that translated to English is: “Tell me who you spend the majority of your time with, and I’ll tell you who you are”!
