A 'Child's' Acknowledgement

Can works save us? No!

Can works prove or disprove God's spirit in us? Yes!

Below, a few excerpts from a chapter that begins with one

of my favourite verses of scripture

(Read the whole glorious chapter HERE)

1 John 3:1-3, 10-11, 16-17

Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, 

that we should be called children of [a]God! 

Therefore the world does not know [b]us, 

because it did not know Him.

 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; 

and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, 

but we know that when He is revealed, 

we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 

3 And everyone who has this hope in Him

 purifies himself, just as He is pure...

10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: 

Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, 

nor is he who does not love his brother. 

11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning,

that we should love one another,..

...16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us.

 And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 

17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need,

 and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Hope for Everyone-Matt Maher

 Thou Lord, Father of believers 

Draw Thy children to Thy knee

Shield us from worldly deceivers

As we learn to lean on Thee

Guard our hearts from pride's temptation  

Let hope purify love's goal 

Satisfy us with salvation

By the faith that makes us whole 

Make Thy Light in us a beacon 

Of goodness, mercy and love

Thou our Father, we Thy children

Ah, my Lord, it is enough

© Janet Martin 

When Love Was Born