Did you know that all the people in the world are not God’s children? People are not children of God simply because they are human beings. The Bible says that Jesus Christ once told some people that their father was the devil (John 8:44). Certainly then, these people were not God’s children.
Did you know that you are not a child of God just because you learn how to behave in a moral manner? A parrot can learn to say human words, but a parrot is not a human being. A monkey can learn to do things like a human being, but a monkey is not a human being. Similarly, you can learn to behave like a child of God, but doing good things does not make anyone a child of God. You can only become a child of God through Jesus Christ. The Bible says that “…as many as received Him (Jesus Christ), to them He gave the right to become children of God…”(John 1:12). And Jesus Christ said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6).
God loves you and He wants you to become His child by receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. But God will not force you to do this. He leaves the decision up to you. God is waiting for you to tell Him that you want to become His child. The Bible teaches that you can do so by sincerely praying a prayer like the one that follows below. Look it over. Think about it. Then pray it if you wish to become a child of God.
Dear God, I want to become Your child. I’m sorry for all of my past deeds which were not pleasing to You. I now want to live with Your help as You want me to live. I receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I acknowledge that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ into this world, and that He died for me so that my sins would be forgiven. I believe that after He was buried, He was raised from the dead and is now seated at Your right hand. I believe that the death of Jesus Christ alone makes me right with You. Thank You for accepting me as Your child because of what Jesus Christ did for me.
Dear Jesus Christ, I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Thank You for dying for me so that I would have the right to become a child of God. I now want to live as You want me to live. Thank You for giving me the help to do so.
If you sincerely prayed the above prayer, then you actually have become a child of God through Jesus Christ, and now God truly is your heavenly Father. CONGRATULATIONS! You now have eternal life because God freely gives eternal life to anyone who receives His Son, Jesus Christ (I John 5:11-13). Also, God now counts the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ as the only required punishment for your sins. All of your sins have been completely forgiven and taken away by the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:28). You are now a new creation in God’s sight (II Corinthians 5:17). You will be with God in heaven someday only because you have received Jesus Christ and what He did for you.
You can find out more about the teachings of Jesus Christ to help you to live better by reading the Bible. Start with the New Testament since it tells about Jesus Christ and His teachings. Read a little every day. Ask God to help you to understand the Bible and He will. He wants you to understand the Bible because your life will be better when you live it as He planned it for you.
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