God's Family
by
Barbara Philbrook
This is what the
dictionary said,
Family: The collective body of persons who form a
household under one head.
I found it cold
and analytical rather blasé,
so I opened my Bible to see what it had to say.
There are verses
to tell us how we are to act,
directions to fathers, mothers and children are quite
exact.
The do's and the
don'ts to tell us how to get along,
and a promise that obedient children's days will be long.
But nothing
exceptional seemed to catch my eye,
so I went to God to ask Him why.
The Family Of
God is what matters most,
we should be telling about it coast to coast.
Explaining how
we're adopted when we accept salvation,
becoming at once an immediate relation.
Becoming a
brother to God's very own Son,
while instantaneously changes within are begun.
We are now heirs
to God's perfect domain,
our Father and Jesus' Father one and the same.
Our Family here
on Earth is practice you see,
for how we'll live in Heaven for eternity.
Live with the
Family Of God as always planned,
when we were formed in the palm of His hand.
God the Father
Head of the Family guiding the way,
each child lovingly willingly striving to obey.
There will be no
conflicts or confrontation,
God will have with each one of us a perfect relation.
No one will be
jealous or envy another,
each will have perfect love for every single brother.
Life here on
this Earth will never be perfect you see,
so share the joy of being part God's Family.
Reach out to
those hurting and alone,
share with them the truth that you've already been shown.
Invite them to
partake in the eternal revelry,
by accepting salvation and joining God's Family.
 
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