Galatians 3 and 4

But when the fulness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying "Abba, Father!" So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. - Galatians 4: 4-6

We are all in the family of God.

And it begins with Christ. When we receive Christ in our hearts, we are able to cry out to God and identify Him as our Heavenly Father, just as Christ did.

And if God is our Father, then we are His children, and He has beautifully adopted us.

He chose us; despite all of our faults, He chose us. Loved us enough to call us His own. To set us a part from others and to have His hand on us. All He wants is for us to have faith in Him and to love Him.

There wasn't a tryout- spelling contest, 50-yard dash, the last one left in "never have I ever."

We did nothing to deserve His adoption, and He has done everything. Sent His Son, in fact, to shrink the gap between God and man. To walk among us, under the law, amidst sin and temptation, persecution, and death.

He conquered it all, so that we may have life through Him.

Gentlemen, we serve an amazing God that loves us dearly, who constantly pursues us and calls us to be a part of His kingdom, for he is a wise and loving king.

"Safe? Oh, he's not safe, but he is good."

Live today as an adopted son of a righteous and loving God.

Walker