"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
John 1:12, 13 (NIV)
This was God's plan to save the world. This was God's plan to rescue creation. He is going to do it through a bunch of babies. I can't imagine trying to accomplish anything with a bunch of whiny, needy babies! Fathers call it babysitting, which is our first mistake, because it is supposed to be "parenting" not "babysitting". Moms get ticked off, because they care for the babies, plus do a pile or work. Dads can't do anything when they have a baby to look after. No one phones a friend and says, "Bring your baby over so that I can get the deck finished today." You wouldn't even think of it. But God's plan to rescue the world was to start with creating new spiritual babies (a study of how the disciples behaved in the gospels, proves this in techno-colour). Speak the Word of truth to them. When they believe, enter them through the Spirit and make them into new spiritual creatures. Do this over and over again all over the world, over thousands of years, and through this body of believers called the church, for God's Kingdom. Paul reminds us that through the Spirit, we call God, "Daddy" - "Abba Father" (Rom. 8:15).
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgements, and His paths beyond tracing out!
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