Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Results of Grace

There are great results of being adopted by God. There is freedom and confidence. “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12)

There is God’s provision in our lives. “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:11–13)

There is an eternal inheritance. “So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” (Galatians 4:7)

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.” (1 Peter 1:3–4)

“Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” (Romans 8:17)

“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never lose it or perish throughout the ages.” (John 10:28 amplified bible)

Don’t miss God’s grace and adoption.