1 John 3
1 What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! [How deep the fathers love for us.] Just look at it—we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.[they don't understand God therefore they don't understand us.]
2-3But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.
We are all children of God. what does that mean? How does that feel?
As a child of God (a child of the King) we are heirs to the thrown.
This reminds me of Mephibosheth. he was the crippled son of Jonathan... Jonathan + David had made a pact... if Jonathan was killed then David would look after his family.
When David became king he called upon Mephibosheth... as a grandson to Saul - the man who repeatedly tried to kill David, Meph feared for his life. When he entered David's court - he compared himself to a dog... "what do you want with a useless dog like me?" David said - "because of the pact i had with your father Jonathan, you will eat at the kings table for the rest of your life."
Mephibosheth was chosen.
We, also, as children of the King (God) are chosen.
chosen for what?
>to do great things... to do things the world will not understand.
as a child of God - we know that when Christ is revealed to us - we will see him + become like him. [vs. 2-3]
>owning our faith means becoming the embodiment of Christ. the pure life of Christ is a model for our life. this is the essential part of the journey towards greatness. we were chosen for this the moment we chose to follow Him.
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This post reminds me of an excerpt from a Marianne Williamson book quoted by Nelson Mandela in his inauguration speech
******"...Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
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