”Remember the prophecy God gave in Hosea: “To those who were rejected and not my people, I will say to them: ‘You are mine.’ And to those who were unloved I will say: ‘You are my darling.’ ” And: “In the place where they were told, ‘You are nobody,’ this will be the very place where they will be renamed ‘Children of the living God.’ ”“
Isn’t this a beautiful passage? It’s a very personal reminder for us that our Lord Jesus welcomes the outcasts and loves those who have been rejected. He doesn’t just love us, but He has a place at his table for us and a purpose and a destiny for us. We don’t have to wander around trying to do our best in our own strength. When we come to the place of humbling ourselves and accepting the love of Jesus. When we turn from our own ways and what we think is right, when we ask Him for forgiveness for our sins and failures, and put our life and future in His hands -- He makes us children of the Living God. He adopts us into His family, and He is faithful in His promise to never leave us or forsake us. Instead, He gives us life more abundant, and His plans for us are to give us a future and a hope. What a great and merciful God we serve. And for those who have not yet turned your life to Jesus -- it’s as simple as I just laid out. And it will change your life forever. Jesus is the only true path to freedom.
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