"Let there be blog"

I haven’t done this in about 6 months, but Jon told me that he and I needed to start blogging again. Seeing as I always do what he commands and seldom do I disregard what he suggests, a new blog post is in order. (The title of this post has nothing to do with what I am about to write; it is simply an amusing twist on an otherwise ordinary suggestion by Jon).

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I am a son of God. Lately, what God has made available for me as a child of His has been rocking me.

Here are just a few things that are true of a son of God:

• The Spirit makes it His daily priority to convince me of my sonship (Rom. 8:16) – which means that every day I can have confidence that the Spirit Himself makes it His aim to convince me of my incredible value to my Father. Awesome!
• Where I once was hopelessly unable to, I now possess the privelege of being an imitator of God as His son (Eph. 5:1-2) – which means, among many other things, that I get to become Love like Him (1 Jn. 4:16-17). Yes!
• I have come into an inheritance that includes everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Pet. 1:3-4) – which means that all that the Father has is mine (Lk. 15:31). Come on!
• More awesomeness.
• Even more awesomeness.
• Way more awesomeness than I understand right now – although I will get there, I assure you (Phil. 1:6, 1 Jn. 3:2).

These are remarkable statements, I know – but don’t let their extraordinary nature dissuade you from their certainty. Too many have allowed their intellect to get in the way of what is undeniably true, simply because it was too great for them to comprehend. Don’t be fooled, your heart can wrap itself around things that your mind cannot yet. This is the essence of walking by faith. Faith has never required understanding to work; it simply rests in what God is saying because there is life there.

If you have received Christ, I encourage you today to continue to expose yourself to the truths about who you are as a child. After all, you have every right (Jn. 1:12-13)!

Be Blessed!
Andrew

NOTE: Looking up the verses to see them for yourselves will be far more beneficial to you than simply taking my word for it!