Focus on God’s Goodness-Acceptance into God’s Family

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s Goodness is found in John 1, verses 11 and 12.

Speaking of Jesus, “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”

Jesus did not wait to enter the world until we got our act together. He came when we were a mess. He came to a human race that was corrupted by sin, and had no hope of digging ourselves out of the spiritual debt that we owed to God. But Jesus came to make things right in our relationship to God. He bridged the gap by shedding His blood on the cross and rising from the dead.

By faith, we recognize what Jesus did for us, receive Him as Lord and Savior, and join the family of God as daughters and sons.

Acceptance into God’s family reveals the Goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com