See what kind of love the Father has given to us,
that we should be called children of God; and so we are. 1 John 3:1
What I'd like to
draw your attention to is the first word, 'see'. The thing to note about this
word is that it is in the imperative. That makes it a command, something to be
obeyed. So, what is it that John wants you to do? What are you to see? He wants
you to pause and notice something. He wants you to stop and see. He wants you
to consider the love of the Father. And he is specific. He wants you to
consider that the Father has loved you in a particular way. He has granted you
the status of being one of His children.
So, what do you
think? Is that something worth pausing to notice, worth stopping and seeing?
Maybe it would be a good exercise to consider what would be different about
life if you weren't one of the children of God. Would that make a difference?
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