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“See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God” (1 John 3:1 JND).
Yesterday we saw how important it was for us to have a new life in Christ, so that we could do what it right. But today, right in the very next verse, we have something quite different, and very encouraging. If we are truly saved, we have the ability to do what is right before God. However, we are also now part of the family of God, because He loves us so much. A ruler of a country might tell his subjects that because they are citizens of that country, they should act in a way to bring honor to the country. But it would be quite different if that ruler could bring them into his own home, make them his children, and give them his nature. Of course, in natural things we know that would be impossible, but God has now given us the very nature of His beloved Son, and made us part of His family. It is His love that has done this for us! Now all true believers have a desire to please God, not only because they have His nature, but because He loves them.
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