The Holidays are such a beautiful time of year. I love seeing my family in one place. Our babies had babies now so as a Grandma it is even more fun! I stand amazed. Family, you can love them or not, but they will always be family. They were born into it. They share the bloodline. No matter what they do or don’t do they will always be family.
This makes me think of God. I think He made Adam and Eve because He wanted a family too. He wanted children that He could love. Kids that would share His bloodline and continue the generations. It started with Adam and Eve, and then God blessed Abraham and told Him he would be the father of many nations:
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” – Genesis 17:1-8 NKJV
We came from that bloodline. From the God of all Nations. We are in the family of Jesus Christ. Period. Skip the 23 and me! Skip the accusations from others – they do not speak the truth of who you are. The Devil was the accuser from the beginning. And even more importantly, remember whose you are. You are a child of the King of Kings, an heir, a rescued and redeemed servant of the Lord.
“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 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, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.” – Romans 8:12-17 NKJV
The Holy Spirit bears witness that we are Children of God! And yes, heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus. And yes, there will be suffering here on Earth. No matter, God is with us. This earthy life is only temporary anyway. This world is not our home. We are citizens of Heaven. And guess what? No one can separate us from that!
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:35-39
Rest assured He chose us/you. Even before the foundation of the world was even built. Before we were born He knew us. We are accepted. We are forgiven. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” – Ephesians 1:14 NKJV
Rest assured this Holiday season. Skip the drama, remember whose you are. Love them anyway. Forgive them anyway, let God deal with them. Feed the sheep. That’s what God keeps speaking to me these days, “Feed my sheep.” We have been forgiven and saved. Let us rejoice in that and feed the sheep! Time is short. Let’s gather the harvest that Jesus promised and feed the sheep!
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” – John 21:15-17 NKJV
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