We Are The Children Of God

November 22, 2022

Pastor Cheryl Jackson

The devil has power but no authority. We have power and authority. Know who you are, and to whom you belong. You are a child of God. Stand firm and do not be moved from your faith. Scripture for thought (IF YOU ARE?) We are challenged with, “if we are really God's children, then what are we going to do about the situation. Our confidence is no longer in the flesh; It's not in what we can do. Our faith is from what Jesus has done for us. Our confidence and boldness are in God. Matthew 4:1-4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. ”But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” Romans 8:13-17 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. The Supremacy of Christ Colossians 1:22-23 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. There is no question you are a child of God.