Be conscious of your Sonship

Be conscious of your Sonship.

“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”

John 5:18

Jesus had no identity crisis. He knew who He was. He knew that God was His Father. This is one of the reasons for the extraordinary feats accomplished through His life. He was always conscious of the Fatherhood of God and of His Sonship.

He didn't look to outward manifestations to convince Himself that He was the Son of God. This was clear when He was tempted by the devil who said to Him in Luke 4:3, “If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.” Jesus knew better. He knew that changing stones into bread will not mean that He was the Son of God any more than my blinking would convince me that I am human.

Jesus knew who He was because He had a revelation of Himself. The reason for the weaknesses in the lives of some Christians today is that they lack a revelation of who God has made them in Christ.

The Bible says to us in 1 John 3:1-2, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”

We are sons of God now, presently, not in the future. The Bible says in John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” Since we are His sons, God also has become a Father unto us just as He was to Jesus. 2 Corinthians 6:18 says, “And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”

Confession.

God is my Father and I am His son. He has made me His own because I have believed in Jesus. Therefore, I have received the right and ability to become the son of God because I believe in His Name.

For further study, read:

Galatians 3:26; Galatians 4:5-7; Ephesians 1:3-5.

Doing the Word

Live your life conscious of your identity in Christ. You are the son of God.