Have you ever wondered...
- What it means to be a child of God?
- If you've run too far to come home?
When you hold up your arms to your heavenly Father, he reaches down to scoop you up. These passages remind us that accepting God's gift of salvation is not a formal business deal. It's the picture of a father welcoming home his rebellious child, just like the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32.
Just like the ungrateful son, we have run far from God. At some point in our lives, we've tried to live on our own. apart from him. We packed a knapsack, bought a bus ticket, and took off for the lights of the city. Somehow, the plan didn't work out as we expected. But God, your Father, was waiting up for you when you came home.
With joy in his eyes, God adopted you as soon as you held up your arms to him. He's your Abba Father. It doesn't matter how far you've run or how long you've been gone. His love doesn't change. You are his child.
But when the right time came, God sent his Son who was born of a woman and lived under the law. God did this so he could buy freedom for those who were under the law and so we could be his children.
(Galatians 4:4-5)
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