Bible Verse of The Day – 5-5-21

1 John 3:1 (NKJV) 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Let’s take a look at 2 different things in this verse that are important to us as believers.

1 – We should be called children of God.

Why? Because of the love He bestowed on us.

He offered us redemption through the blood of Christ. If we have accepted that offer, by putting our faith in Jesus, then our sins were forgiven and we have become His child.

We are no longer an orphan, a child of the world, a product of our environment.

We are made new, forgiven, redeemed and alive in Him!

And that brings us to the 2nd point.

2 – The world does not know us.

Why? Because it does not know Him.

Have you ever wondered why the world sometimes looks at us like we have three heads?

It’s because they have no spiritual eyes and ears; no understanding of things that are spiritual in nature.

To them, the things of God are complete foolishness. None of it makes any sense to them because they see things only through their intellect; their natural understanding.

So, it makes sense that they would look at us being strange, because the things we believe and the things that we talk about are things that they can’t relate to.

The world does not know us. And they do not know Him.

But as we walk out our relationship with Him here in the natural world, we can show them who He is through our own lives, a little at a time, giving them a glimpse of His love and compassion.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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