Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. (1 John 5:1 NLT)
How can we know we belong to God? How can we know He is our Father?
Simple. Take a spiritual paternity test. The apostle John offers one in his first epistle. He says that one of the tests for paternity is about your passion– who do you love? He says we must love God. But then he continues with the real test (because we all say that we love God), he says that the proof that we love God is that we love His children.
Do you love the people of God? Do love being with them in fellowship? John says that a real test of having God as Father is that you like being with His family.
That’s why I’m really excited about this coming week. This Sunday we’re having our church picnic. I love this event because I get to play, eat, and just sit and talk with you– my church family. I’m really stoked about this, so you better be there. Because if you don’t come, well, you’ll miss out and the rest of us will sorely miss you!
Also, next Wednesday night we’re having MidWeek at CCS. We’re planning a great evening of worship and teaching. I think you’ll love it.
That’s right. I think you’ll love it because you belong to the Father. And like me, you love one another.