As I said yesterday, this past Sunday we talked about the importance of God’s living and relevant word. As part of that sermon, I challenged our people to spend a minimum of 10 minutes, three different days this week reading the Gospel of John. So yesterday, I spend some time in the John chapter 1.
As I read about the Word becoming flesh, I was reminded that when Jesus came to earth, he came as a light in a dark world. But not everyone recognized or acknowledged that light.
Verses 11-13 tell us that not all received him, but to those who did (and do) and to those who believed in his name, Jesus gave them the right to become children of God.
Think about that a minute. Because I have received Jesus and I believe he is who he said he was, I am now a child of God! God is my Father! Not in the sense of a physical birth or natural decent but born of God.
I don’t know about you but when I stop and think about that, I am humbled and excited.
What about you? Have you received Jesus – do you believe he is who he said he was?
Clay in the Hands 
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