Aug 16, 2025 … Sharing In God’s Family …

Aug 16, 2025 … Sharing In God’s Family …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   … Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Bill Gaither singing… The Family of God,  …sharing the joy of being included in God’s family of believers.

Highlight Passage: … Psalms 68:6 … [NLT] … 

6 God places the lonely in families; He sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.  But He makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.…   

… God brings the prisoners and rebellious into a family of those who believe in and follow Him.   

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … Psalms 68:1-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… King David sings of bringing those who are lonely and outcast into His Family.           

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Reference Passage: … Romans 12:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians about God’s family being ONE BODY, working TOGETHER for God’s glory..

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 12:26 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul again shows how God’s family  - i.e., His church - works TOGETHER as a body with each individual part connected and working in unity. 

<b><u>Reference Passage:</u> … Galatians 4:5, 6:10 NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b> 

…  Paul also teaches how God adopts all those who believe in Him as Lord, bringing them TOGETHER into His family, working TOGETHER for His glory. … … 

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:19-22  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul shows that God even brings Gentiles into His family of believers. 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 2:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Peter exhorts fellow Christians to repent one another … ALL … who are a part of the family of God.

Reference Passage: …1John 3:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John teaches fellow Christian that we are all part of God’s family, working TOGETHER for His glory and becoming more like Him day-by-day.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Karen Pimpo … AT THIS LINK     … tells of creating and maintaining an annual family calendar with pictures of ALL of the family members with birthdays and anniversaries included.  And each year relating how it becomes more and more difficult to work in the pictures of added family members as the family grew larger … with marriages and new children.  But struggling to include ALL the family was nothing but a joy with the blessing of new family members being included in the family..      

And today - RIGHT NOW - I’m stopping to pray that each person reading what I write here shares the blessing of having a family, or a wide scope of friends, to share life TOGETHER.  And if you are part of God’s family - the kingdom of believers in Christ - you do have that family; and it’s as glorious as sharing life with God’s chosen faithful; … and how wonderful is that?!!         

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for being included in Your glorious family.

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again Lord. … for bringing all of us TOGETHER to share in Your family … for eternity.   … Amen

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