I Kings 4,5; 2 Chronicles 2; Psalm 101; 2 Th. 3

Thank you for joining me as I share with you some thoughts on a portion of today's Bible reading.

I Kings 4 - Throughout this chapter we find a repeated phrase: son of... followed by a name. It appears to me that it must have been important to know who people were a son of. Would you agree that it is also important today? For example, those who don't know whom they came from tend to have a void in their souls along with a desire to find answers to the many questions that fill their minds concerning their origin. It seems we derive our identity, in part, from those whom we came from. As followers of Jesus Christ, isn't it wonderful to find out that as we look into our past and follow our family line all the way back... we arrive at God. He made us in His image and by receiving Him, believing in His name, we are given the right to become His children, "sons of God". Therefore, let us stand secure in the identity He has given us.

I encourage you to repeat the following with me, placing your own name in the blank and if female use the word daughter: "Today I will rejoice in who I am, in whose I am and live out my life as: _______ the son/daughter of God."

Following Jesus Christ,

Pastor Juan

Next Reading: I Kings 6; 2 Chronicles 3; Psalm 97; Romans 1