Who is a child of God?

Who is a Child of God “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Matt 7:21 A lot of people today claim to be Christians, but not as many are as claim to be. Jesus said, Just because someone calls themselves a Christian does not mean they are one. Many will miss heaven by 18 inches, the distance from the head to the heart. If you have not received Jesus into your heart and only have head knowledge you may be in trouble. Religion will not get you to heaven. “I am the way the truth and the light. No man cometh to the Father but through me.” Jesus said. Jesus is the way. God has given us a test to measure if you are a child of God. It is found in I Tim 4:12, “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith in purity.” To be a child of God one must believe Jesus in the Christ; God’s Son. Those who don’t believe, God called liars. “Who is a liar but he denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that deineth the Father and the Son.” I John 2:22 A child of God is one who loves God. “We love Him because He first loved us.” A child of God has real affection for God and is concerned about God’s work. The bible says in Matt 7:20, “By their fruits ye shall know them.” We don’t serve God to get something we want. We serve Him because we love Him and want to please Him. We know we love God because we keep His commandments. The bible tells us plainly, “ He that saith I know Him and keep not His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him.” In I John2:5 we find these words, “We know we are saved because we keep His commandments.” Here are some of God’s commandments: see if you are keeping them. 1. Witnessing or telling others about the Lord 2. Living a clean Christian live 3. Tithing so as not to rob God 4. Praying—do you pray only when you want something. 5. Studying—Studying to show thy self approved unto god, a workman that needth not be ashamed rightly diving the word of truth. Are you a Child of God? If not you can be. Seek and ye shall find. Ask and it shall be opened unto you.

Finding God

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called FAILURE, a loop called CONFUSION, speed bumps called FRIENDS, red lights called ENEMIES, caution lights called FAMILY. You will have flats called JOBS. But, if you have a spare called DETERMINATION, an engine called PERSERVERENCE, insurance called FAITH, a driver called JESUS, you will make it to a place called SUCCESS. The above quote was floating around the Internet so I thought it fit well with our devotion on finding God. God has never left us we leave Him. He is right by our side. As a loving father, he will pick us up when we fall off whatever we climb up on. He will guide us through stormy seas so that we may learn life lessons. God knows what is ahead. He will guide us through the maize if we will but allow Him. One thing must be clear, before we can follow His direction we must first know who He is. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone knows the Lord. Oh, many use his name, swear by him and try to persuade the world he is only necessary when someone dies or gets into trouble. Some even try to ease their conscience by going to church on Easter and Christmas, but they do not know Him. They have only heard of him. In our world today, few there are who want to know Jesus. Jesus is a friend in the truest sense of the word. Therefore, if you have not met my friend let me introduce you to one of the greatest friend I have ever known. Jesus stood by me in good times and bad. The bible says in John 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” That is exactly what Jesus did. He laid down his life for you and me. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in His should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John3:16 KJV). Is Jesus your friend? In my life, I have wandered away from Jesus at times. During those times, I have found I have wandered into places and situations that were not desirable. At the lowest time, all I had to do was look up, and reach for His hand and He helped me up, dusted me off and put my feet back on solid ground. If you don’t have a friend like that you are in a sad state. I will tell you this that God’s love is so great that no matter how dirty we get or how far away from him we wander, He still loves us. Though you sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow so the bible says. If you do not know Jesus seek Him in your heart, confess Him with your mouth and He will come and dwell with you.