Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? (John 1:22 KJV) The Pharisees sent their disciples to John the Baptist to ask him if he was the Christ because his ministry was causing a stir in Judea. When the Read More
Children of God
He has chosen us in Christ
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love (Ephesians 1:4 KJV) How would you feel if I said I had a word of heavenly vision and heard a prophetic word from God about you which said: “you Read More
You are not just recreated but begotten
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit (John 3:6, KJV) Three days ago, we discussed the reality of the new creation in Christ. Let us take this one step further in today’s devotional. The new creation in Christ is much more than just Read More
You are a child of destiny
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will (Ephesians 1:5, KJV) Destiny, in essence, is whatever God had planned for your stay on earth before you were ever conceived. The very thought of it, that before we were born, certain things were Read More
Born of God, Hallelujah!
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:13, KJV) You were conceived through the agency of your father and your mother. Humanly speaking, you came into being, that is, born, through your parents. In general terms, the word “born Read More
The Powerful Influence of Relationship with God
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is (Genesis 21:17, KJV) Hagar and her son Ishmael have kicked out Abraham’s house after Read More
Adopted into God’s family
“He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will—to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son” (Eph. 1:5-6 NET). Grace is adoption into God’s family as His sons, in the Read More
You are not of the world but of God
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. (Jn. 17:16 NAS) Part of the reason why the Jews couldn’t stand the teachings of Jesus was because of the claims He made of Himself. They count not stand hearing Jesus, whom they thought they knew, say He was the Son Read More