Thursday, November 9, 2017

Romans 8:16 -- On Being Children of God

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"
Romans 8:16


The statement that we are the children of God is a powerful idea in terms of our potential.  Lorenzo Snow often said "As man now is, God once was," which is intriguing by itself, that God could progress from our level to his.  But he went further and added "As God now is, man may be.”  The idea that we, as children, have the potential to grow up to become like God, and that it wasn't just a one-time miraculous thing that God did because he is, after all, God... that's amazing.  It makes sense on a lot of levels, because we know that Jesus Christ lived on Earth as we do, though he is a God, but it is also very humbling, because let's face it... we are totally not even close to being in his league.

That's why Christ did what he did though, right?  To give us time and space to work up to his level.  To repent and improve, so that someday in the eternities we *will* be able to be like him.  Only he could live a perfect life, but because of him, all of us still have a chance to become perfect.  (Don't worry... not soon.  Just someday.)

Today, let's remember our divine potential, and let's not give up or throw it away.  Let's work on being better than we are, getting closer and closer to who we truly want to be, with God's help.

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