29 August 2023 - Doing the will of God brings you into the family of God

Mark 3:35(AMP) For whoever does the will of God , he is My brother and sister and mother.”

The obedience of faith to the will of God, is to believe in Christ and have everlasting life. This is the will of Jesus’s Father. This brings us into the family of God.

John 6:40(AMP) For this is My Father’s will and purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

Luke 8:21(NIV) He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

Matthew 12:48-50(AMP) But Jesus replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And stretching out His hand toward His disciples , He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

Family conveys a sense of belonging. To be in the family of God means to be accepted for who we are, loved, cherished, celebrated, and fully forgiven.

Ephesians 1:5(NLT) God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

The whole reason you exist is that God wanted you to become part of his family.

“God never meant for you to go through life alone. The truth is, God hates loneliness. When God created man, he put him in the Garden of Eden - a perfect environment - and the first thing God said was, “It is not good for man to be alone.” God wants you to be part of his family.” – Rick Warren

John 1:12-13(NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn - not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

Psalm 27:10(AMP) Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the LORD will take me up .

I conclude with: “You are a son or daughter of God. You are a child of the King. You are written into God's will, and you are an heir of everything God has. You are a beneficiary of the lavish love of God, which has changed you from failure to family. Grace not only cancels guilt and shame; grace redefines you. You are a beloved family member of God, and because of that you are given a seat at the table with Almighty God.” - Louie Giglio