"Everyone who believes that
Jesus is the Christ is a child of God" (1 John 5:1).
"Now you are no longer a slave,
but God's own child" (Galatians 4:7).
We were "created" anew as His
child. God is now our Father. He will look after us from
now on. He has wonderful dreams and visions for us, and He is
always there for us if we need a shoulder to cry on. He is there to
carry us in our deepest times of trouble, and He is there to share
in our most wonderful joys. He is our Rock and the only constant in
our lives. He never changes and will be loving and caring for all
eternity.
As His children, we have also
inherited all of His characteristics. Just pause and think about
the magnitude of this statement. We are liberated from the
characteristics we inherited from our earthly parents, and from now
on we can move forward in His. We don't have to continue as the
person we were but rather as the new we've become. We don't have to
stay the quick tempered, jealous, depressed, lustful, manipulative
person that we were. No, we can now become like our Father-loving,
patient, and kind. All that He is, is imparted onto us, to free us
to become more like Him and to allow us to delve into the depths of
His wisdom. We are liberated and freed from this world and only His
praise should concern us from now on. We will be with Him for all
eternity to come, a tight-knit family, and enjoy the magnificent
place that He has prepared for each of us.
We will also share in His
glory:
"And when Christ, who is your
real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will also share in
all His glory" (Colossians 3:4).
Our new person will share in His
glory and how wonderful it will be. I don't think we can even begin
to imagine it. I searched for synonyms of the word glory,
and the following came up: splendor, greatness, honor, praise,
triumph, majesty, etc. It filled me with wonder to think that we
will share in all of that because He obtained the victory
and not because we did anything worthwhile. We will enjoy His
success with Him and be admired. What a privilege! With this in
mind, the praises sung by the world fades into a distant memory.
All that matters is the splendor and beauty emanating from His
glorious presence, of which we are all part.
(Excerpt from The Second
Creation - Ilze Henderson)