FAMILY OF GOD
"I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."--2 Corinthians 6:18
I walked quite frequently to the King's palace [in Oslo, Norway] and in his broad, extensive gardens. They are very beautiful grounds, but I let my mind dwell upon the purified new earth where all things would be made new, and there would be no more curse.
How happy the thought that I was the daughter of God; member of the royal family; child of the heavenly King; heir to the pure and holy everlasting kingdom. I love to see everything that is beautiful in nature in this world, and I think I would be perfectly satisfied with this earth surrounded with the good things of God, if it were not blighted with the curse of sin. But we shall have a new heavens and a new earth.
John saw this in holy vision, and he says, "I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, The tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God." [Revelation 21:3.] Oh, blessed hope, glorious prospect! "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My son." [Verses 6, 7.] I am, I hope, waiting and watching for the appearing of the Son of man in the clouds of heaven....
We have no time now to talk of unbelief or to enshroud our souls in an atmosphere of doubts. Jesus loves us and and wants to make us happy. (Letter 62, July 1886)
REFLECTION: Imagine being a son or daughter of God. Remember this hymn that was written several years back. It went like this; "I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God! I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood. Joint heirs with Jesus, as we travel this sod, for I'm a part of the family of God." (Song: "The Family of God," by William Gaither, 1970)
"I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."--2 Corinthians 6:18
I walked quite frequently to the King's palace [in Oslo, Norway] and in his broad, extensive gardens. They are very beautiful grounds, but I let my mind dwell upon the purified new earth where all things would be made new, and there would be no more curse.
How happy the thought that I was the daughter of God; member of the royal family; child of the heavenly King; heir to the pure and holy everlasting kingdom. I love to see everything that is beautiful in nature in this world, and I think I would be perfectly satisfied with this earth surrounded with the good things of God, if it were not blighted with the curse of sin. But we shall have a new heavens and a new earth.
John saw this in holy vision, and he says, "I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, The tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God." [Revelation 21:3.] Oh, blessed hope, glorious prospect! "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My son." [Verses 6, 7.] I am, I hope, waiting and watching for the appearing of the Son of man in the clouds of heaven....
We have no time now to talk of unbelief or to enshroud our souls in an atmosphere of doubts. Jesus loves us and and wants to make us happy. (Letter 62, July 1886)
REFLECTION: Imagine being a son or daughter of God. Remember this hymn that was written several years back. It went like this; "I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God! I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood. Joint heirs with Jesus, as we travel this sod, for I'm a part of the family of God." (Song: "The Family of God," by William Gaither, 1970)
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