I was encouraged by an analogy I read again this morning: an
apple tree is always an apple tree. Even when it is immature and produces no
fruit, it is still an apple tree. Even in a season of drought when it produces
no fruit, it is still an apple tree. Even when sickness prevents it from
bearing apples, it is still an apple tree. Denying it is an apple tree would be
a lie.
God says I am a child of God. Even when I mess up and do not
feel very Godly, I am a child of God. Even when there is no fruit encouraging
the faith of anyone else, I am still a child of God. Even when doubts arise, I
am still a child of God. A daughter of the King. To deny that is to call God a
liar.
Jesus came to live and die for this world he created, so
that we could become children of God. ‘To all who believed him and accepted
him, Jesus gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn, not with
a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes
from God.’ John 1:12-13
Be encouraged today, whatever you are feeling. Who we are
does not depend on our feelings. It depends on God’s word.
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