Does the World Know You?

This is a followup to last weeks message.....

1 John 3 (New King James)

Verse 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. My Grandfather would say, LISTEN, do you understand this LOVE that the Father has bestowed on US? Do you realize what it cost HIM to save our miserable sinful souls? In understanding this manner of love, and our original sinful condition, you then see how amazing that it is that we should be called children of GOD! Unable to stand justified on our own before the Almighty and all Holy God, we stand as kin to Christ before the Father justified in His Beloved Son! But, don’t miss the second part of verse one. Therefore the world does NOT KNOW US, because it did NOT KNOW HIM! We are to love our neighbor (those of the world), care for them, help them and witness to them, just as Christ did and as He taught us to do. However; until the Lord thru His Spirit calls them, our ways will be foreign to those that do not believe. More important, their ways – should be foreign to us. By drawing ourselves closer to HIM, we will no longer be native to this world, no longer a true native of the U.S. For our true residence is now in Heaven with God’s Saints. The first part of verse 2 says: Beloved, now we are children of God… Yes sir, we ARE the children of God, let us show this community, our work places and neighborhoods that we are HIS Children, His People – set aside, justified and righteous thru His Son, Seeking HIS favor; not the worlds…