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John chapter 1 verse 12, but to all who did receive them who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

What a great phrase! What a glorious reality. I'm reading that. Just thinking of what I deserve in my

sin to be separated from God to experience eternity in hell away from God. Like this is what I deserve.

Yet because he came to die on the cross for my sins,

not of anything I do, because he came and I believe he came like to those who believed in his name

like not based on anything I do but just because he came and I believe he came. I believe he came as

John 1 describes as the as God in the flesh to pay the price for sin as Lord over all creation and

believe in his name and by believing in his name I have the right to become a child of God. I have become a child of God.

Child of God. Think about my children. I think about how much I love them. I adore them. I just love

being with them. I love spending time with them. I love playing with them. I love playing with them.

I love being their dad and just to think this is the language

God uses to describe me his child someone he loves being with that he delights in. Oh, this is too good. I would say too good to be true, but it's the word of God. It's true. It is gloriously true. So I pray, we pray to our father in heaven. Oh God, our father, I'm just freshly blown away by this, oh God, that I'm your child, that I'm talking to you like

a son to his dad, yet you're the God of the universe, and you're my father.

Oh, not just mine, but others who are praying with me right now who have believed in the name of Jesus.

Oh, Jesus, thank you, thank you for making this possible.

Thank you for saving me and us from what we deserve, God we don't deserve to be in your family.

We deserve to be forever away from you. Thank you for designing salvation around belief, around trust in your love.

We believe in your name, Lord Jesus, we believe in you, and we praise you for this right you've given us

to be a part of the family of God so help us to live the way you've designed us to

live as part of your family, oh God, our Father, please help us to honor you, help us to glorify you.

We want to know you more, we want to enjoy you more, we want to walk with with you we want to experience the depth of love

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