"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him." (1 John 3:1)
The nature of God's love for us is that of a Father. That should overwhelm us. It's one thing to think of God having reconciled us to him. But this describes the quality of his love for us: that of a father to a child. What a privilege! The quality of God's love for us should so impact us that the world sees it—and starts to become alien to us. Those outside of God's fatherly love should find us a bit incomprehensible.
1. Why does God choose to love you as a child?
2. What does that kind of love do to you as you think about it?
3. Can you think of a person who didn't really understand something about you (because you are God's child?)
-- Charlie
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