“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will
be has not been made known.
But we know that when
he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Everyone who has this
hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.’
1 John 3:2-3 (NIV)
“ . . now we are
children of God. . .” We become God’s spiritual children when we ask Him
into our hearts. We give Him full reign over every part of our lives.
“. . . what we will
be has not been made known.” God makes us into the person He wants us to
be. The transformation of our attitudes, our minds, and our hearts is in His
hands.
“But we know that
when he appears, we shall be like him. . .” As we await Jesus’ return to
earth, we who follow His teaching become more like Him. He makes us into His
image. We grow closer to Him. We adopt His attitude, taking all our needs
before Him.
“. . . for we shall
see him as he is.” We shall see God. We shall know Him.
“Everyone who has
this hope in him purifies himself. . .” When we have Jesus in our hearts,
we allow ourselves to be purified by our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ.
We yield ourselves to Him.
“. . . just as he is
pure.” When god calls us home, our transition is complete. Our souls longer
mimic the world but reflect God.
* graphic from: www.corkhope.com
* graphic from: www.corkhope.com
#1. I really like that picture at the top, faith, hope and love.
ReplyDelete#2. I really like that line, "The transformation of our attitudes, our minds and our hearts is in His hands."
Waving and grinning,
Rhonda
Thank you, Rhonda, for your very kind words.I fell in love with the graphic. I reminds me of a song I used to hear on TV when I was a child. I believe it was called Faith, Love and Charity" They sang it on the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show.
ReplyDelete{Yes, that tells my age.:)}