1 John 3:1-2 (1599 Geneva Bible)
"1 Behold, what love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called the sons of God: For this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.
2 Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shall be made manifest: we shall be like him: for we shall see him as he is."
There is nothing on earth so enjoyable as watching your young children waking up on Christmas morning and seeing the presents ALL FOR THEM! I remember when my oldest was tiny, him getting up and upon discovering his presents exclaiming, "OH BOY, momma went to WalMart!" Deep down, he knew where the gifts came from, and it wasn't from a fat man in a red suit!
John wrote in his first epistle in amazement that GOD ALMIGHTY loved us so much that HE transformed us into HIS sons by making a way for HIS SPIRIT to live in our bodies! That HE would devise such an elaborate schematic seems hard to believe. Yet scripture no where records "Without reason, it is impossible to please GOD". No, but in Hebrews 11:6 scripture does read "But without FAITH it is impossible to please him (GOD)." FAITH IN GOD is required to please GOD!
"For this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not HIM" is saying things about as plain as things can be said! If others don't understand, they may not have had it revealed to them? That does not make me more "special" or "deserving" than others. One the contrary! It makes me more humble that GOD would use me as a vessel for HIS glory. I am just a suit of clothes HE use as HE wishes.
My sons are grown now, and the presents they get from mom and dad at Christmas have changed as they have matured. So too are the gifts GOD bestows on us as we mature. HE blesses us with the things we need "for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14). But the greatest gift ever given was the gift from the CREATOR if the UNIVERSE "that we should be called the SONS OF GOD!"
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