Children of God

That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: - John 1.9-12

As the true Light came into the world the world still did not know Him. He came to His own people, the Jews, and they rejected Him. Even today the vast majority of the world continues to reject the true Light.

‘But.’ I love that word. I love how it makes its appearances in the Bible. The world rejected the Light, but…

‘But as many as received Him to them gave He the power to become the children of God, to those who believe in His name.’

Most of the world will reject Jesus there are some who will receive Him and believe in His name. The blessings for those who do receive Him the blessings are almost incomprehensible.

How do people born into sin and enmity with God become His children? How is that possible?

We find the answer in Galatians 4.4-7 - But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

God sent forth His Son…to redeem those…that we might receive the adoption as sons.

And because we are sons, God’s Holy Spirit has given us a spirit of adoption so that now we can cry out ‘Abba, Father.’

Praise God that in our Light denying world we have the power through the Light to be called the children of God. And, as children, we get to call Him our Abba, Daddy.