Things Children Of God Do

Passage For Reflection: John 1:6-13

I heard someone say, “We are all God’s children”. While I understand what they were saying due to the fact God is our creator, this statement does not apply to every human being in this world. We must understand that to be a child of God, we must be born again.  My hope is that after reading this post that the reader will understand that there are certain things that children of God do.

What Are The Things That Children Of God Do?

  1. Represent God with how they live. – Ephesians 4:21-2521 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
  2. Spend time with God in prayer and in the Word. – John 8: 3131 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
  3. Pray for others.  – John 17: 13-1913 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truthThis is one of my favorite passage of scripture. I love this passage be we can see just how much Jesus loves his disciples. he knew that he would soon ascend to his father, but he loved his disciples so much that he earnestly prayed for God to keep them. Following Jesus example, we should be pray for others as well. We should pray for more that just ourselves and our immediate family.  James 5:16 – The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
  4. Share our faith. – Romans 10:13-17  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.