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1 John 3:1-3

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

I’m looking forward to a year that is my best yet!

There are so many things that I am believing God for, many things I look forward to and many things I want to leave behind. The key to this is what I have hope in. Do I have hope in myself as a mere man or do I have hope in myself as a child of God?

Your heavenly Dad lavished love on you in Jesus for a great reason – that he could call you His child. And that is what you are! As a child of God you become an heir to all He has (Romans 8:17). Don’t be like the brother of the prodigal son who didn’t see that everything the Father had was His (Luke 16:31)! Let this year be one where you see yourself as the Father sees you.

Just pause for a moment and believe on this.

He pours love on me. I am a child of God, a co-heir with Christ.

Prayer for the week: Father, how great is the love you have poured out that you now call us children. You are a perfect father whose perfect love drives me to trust and rely on you alone. I can look forward to the best because you gave your best.