The Family of God
From the Pastor’s Desk
One night Jesus was approached by a man by the name of Nicodemus. He wanted to know who this man Jesus was and what He was teaching. Jesus looked through this man and said, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” When you are born again, you are born into a unique family – The family of God. God says in John 1:12 that “All who receive Him, all who believe on His name, He gave them the right to become children of God”. This new family is a spiritual community of believers, who are bound by the Holy Spirit and share in an eternal inheritance with the Savior, Jesus Christ. These souls have the right to call the Creator of the universe, “Abba Father”. We are required to love one another as He loves the church and the benefit is that we will be receiving that same love from others in the family. In the family of God, we have an advocate, both the Father and the Son that assures us that all will be well with our future. As we mature in this spiritual family we become more and more like Christ and eventually, we will even share in His glory. Today, as we look to the family in which we belong, let us rejoice with the brothers and sisters to which we are joined in the “Family of God”.
Pastor Wayne
