“WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD”
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ» (Romans 8:16, 17).
On MAY 28, 1972, the Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, passed away in París. That day a popular television program aired a documentary about the main events of his life. Throughout the program, viewers saw the duke answering all sorts of questions about his upbringing, brief reign, and abdication. Recalling key moments from his childhood as Prince of Wales, Edward VIII said, “My father [King George V] was a strict disciplinarian. Sometimes when I had done something wrong, he would admonish me saying: ‘My dear boy, you must always remember who you are.’ «
What about us? Do we remember who we truly are? Romans 8:16, 17 affirms,” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ «What are we? Children of God! And just so no one doubts that truth, the Holy Spirit Himself bears witness of our new status.
Our condition as children of the heavenly Father makes us «heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ” Everything that belongs to God is ours. But if you have turned your back on this reality in your life, it would be good for you to understand that “you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” (Galatians 4:7). Do you see how relevant these words are? We are not slaves, we are sons, we are “heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29).
What motivates us to be faithful to God? His Second Coming? Eternal punishments? Receiving the reward? Knowing that we are children of the heavenly King, that we have “an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven” (1 Peter 1:4), should be our greatest motivation to be faithful to God in our daily life and be committed to the ideals of the kingdom of heaven. It’s time for us to understand “that unbelief means failure; but that God’s mercy reaches to the deepest depths; that faith lifts up the repenting soul to share the adoption of the sons of God.
When we deny our standing as His children and behave like slaves, our heavenly Father draws near to us and whispers in our ear. “My dear child. you must always remember who you are.”
*Ellen G. White, Education (Mountain View, California: Pacific Press, t1903), ch. 16, p. 151
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Taken from: Devotional Readings for Adults 2023
“I AM WITH YOU”
From: J. VLADIMIR POLANCO
Collaborators: Lorina Maya & Avineyda Hernandez