February 18
1 John 3:1-2
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
When we are born, we are not in a right relationship with God because of the Adamic nature. Thankfully, through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we have the ability to be called the sons (and daughters) of God. By nature we are His enemies, but due His great love for us, we have been reconciled to Him. Can you even begin to fathom how much God had to love us to be willing to send His son to die for us and allow us to become His children?
The more Christlike we become, the less the world is able to recognize us because we are different from the world. We know that the world did not recognize Jesus Christ for who He was when He walked the earth, so why we should expect them to understand us. But here is the great part of all of this---we will one day see God (Jesus) just as He is. And then we will have His likeness and be like Him--what a wonderful thing for us to look forward to each day!
As we go through the day, let us remember that even though the world does not know us, our Heavenly Father does.
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