“CHILDREN OF GOD!”

 

John 1:9-13                 (ESV)

“[9] The TRUE LIGHT, which gives LIGHT to everyone, was coming into the world. [10] HE was in the world, and the world WAS MADE THROUGH HIM, yet THE WORLD DID NOT KNOW HIM. [11] HE came to HIS own, and HIS OWN people did not receive HIM. [12] But to all who did receive HIM, WHO BELIEVED IN HIS NAME, HE GAVE the right to become “CHILDREN OF GOD”, [13] who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, BUT OF GOD.”

The ABSOLUTE LOVE that is bestowed on my grandchildren is INDESCRIBABLE!!  But the LOVE of my CHILDREN made my grandchildren possible!  Similarly, ALMIGHTY GOD, WHO orchestrated THE WORD to be written by mankind, says in many places that BELIEVERS SHALL be named as the “CHILDREN OF GOD”, CHOSEN by HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD (Ephesians 1:4)!!!

To fully understand this is something that GOD has ELECTED to keep “secret” (Deuteronomy 29:29) from me, at least for now!?!  In HIS UNMITIGATED and INDESCRIBABLE WISDOM, GOD CHOSE me to be CHOSEN by HIM, BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, KNOWING how rebellious and cantankerous I would be, especially in my younger years.  HE CHOSE me, even though I was moving so quickly before the Brain Hemorrhage, and HE SUPERNATURALLY SLOWED me down to be able to HEAR from HIM!!!

My inability to find “the words” describing my LOVE for my wife, children and my grandchildren goes FAR BEYOND the Brain Hemorrhage! I am a FLAWED and IMPERFECT servant who is BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE with everything that GOD has given me!  But HE GAVE an insignificant servant THE RIGHT to become “CHILDREN OF GOD”, and I am BLESSED that HE did!!!