“What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it\u2014we\u2019re called children of God! That\u2019s who we really are. But that\u2019s also why the world doesn\u2019t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he\u2019s up to. But friends, that\u2019s exactly who we are: children of God. And that\u2019s only the beginning. Who knows how we\u2019ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we\u2019ll see him\u2014and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus\u2019 life as a model for our own.” 1 JOHN 3:1-3 (The Message)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it\u2014we\u2019re called children of God! That\u2019s who we really are. But that\u2019s also why the world doesn\u2019t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he\u2019s up to. But friends, that\u2019s exactly who we are: children of God. And that\u2019s only the beginning. Who knows how we\u2019ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we\u2019ll…<\/p>\n