The Power Of Being A Child Of God

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. 1 John 3:2-3

The Holy Spirit has John tell us that right now we are the sons of God. Do you know just how powerful this Truth is? To see exactly what this Truth means let's look at John 5:18.

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

When Jesus said that He was the Son of God, the Jews wanted to kill Him. They wanted to stone Him and throw Him over a cliff! They wanted to do this because when Jesus said that God was His Father, He was making Himself equal with God. That was a capital offense to the Jews. Jesus was breaking their supreme law, and He knew it, yet He still said it. Jesus had to say it because it was the Truth that would set the captives free! Jesus knew how the people would react, yet He still said that He was the Son of God. 

We can really see Jesus' personality in John 5. There is no fear within Him. Jesus is not politically correct, His love goes beyond that. Actually most of what our Lord has to say will offend, yet all that He has to say is love and freedom. This is the Spirit that now abides within us.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7

God has made us His children and He is our Father and the glorious Truth is that now makes us one with Him. Exactly like Jesus is One with Him.