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"You are the children of the Lord your God!" Deuteronomy 14:1

WHO are the children of God? 

Those who are born again, in whom a new nature produces . . .
new desires,
new tastes,
new sorrows,
new joys, and
new pursuits!

The children of God are under solemn obligation. Children should . . .
believe what their Father says,
do what their Father bids,
go where their Father sends;
trust in their Father's care,
expect what their Father promises,
look to their Father for all their supplies!

What comfort such a relationship affords! 

You are not, you cannot be, friendless!

You are not orphans—you have a Father, and an incomparable Father!

You should not despond—but remember: 
in all your trials—your Father's tender love;
in poverty—your Father's unsearchable wealth;
under reproaches—your honourable relationship;
in sickness—your happy and perfect home;
in death—your endless life of bliss!

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us—that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when He appears—we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is!" 1 John 3:1-2