SUNDAY September 21, 2025
The Children of God
And again: “Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
Hebrews 2:13
Christians are called children of God: Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! (1 John 3:1). But what did it take for Jesus to do, so that we could become God’s children? Psalm 22:14-15 describes the agony Jesus went through to save us:
I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; it has melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.
These verses describe what was going to happen physically to Jesus on the Cross. Psalm 22 continued to be so detailed about Jesus’ suffering that the Bible becomes undisputable:
For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots (Psalm 22:16-18).
After Jesus said, “It is finished.” He bowed His head and dismissed His spirit (John 19:30). At that very moment within the Temple, the veil ripped from top to bottom. This had great meaning, because a way was opened for us as sinners to become saved––to become God’s children:
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is (1 John 3:2).
As God’s children, we have a hope that one day in heaven, we shall see Jesus; but know this: He will still bear the scars of His suffering for all eternity.
The children of God all have a cross to bear. A suffering Savior generally has suffering disciples.
~J. C. Ryle~
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