"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! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1

This is one of my favorite verses in Daddy God's Word to us. Who are we? If we have been born again, given our lives over to Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God, we are children of the Most High God. The Almighty God, Creator of the universe, has LAVISHED His love upon us, His children.

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "See what an incredible quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should be permitted to be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him."

Wow! That says a mouthful. Because of what Jesus did for us a Calvary, we are now children of the One and Only True and Living God! He has permitted us to be called His children. The world doesn't understand us because the never understood Jesus when He walked this earth.

I like the word "lavished." The dictionary describes it as, "abundance, very generous or liberal in giving, as torrential rain, unstinted." God's never-ending love for us is as abundant as torrential rain. Even though we did nothing to deserve such an honor, our self-worth is based on the fact that God loves us and calls us His children. We don't have to wait until eternity to receive such a blessing, we are His children here and now in this life.

No matter what we've gone through, how many times we have blown it, or how often we've made mistakes, God's love and mercy is there for us. Not for anything we've done, but because of what HE has done on the cross.  All we have to do is go to Him, ask His forgiveness, repent, and receive His forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 states, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleans us from all unrighteousness."

Knowing we are His children should encourage us to live as Jesus lived. If we love Him, we will strive to live, walk, and talk as Jesus did on this earth. Because Daddy God lavished His love on us, so ought we to lavish His love on the world.

Jesus always pointed people to the Father. We are to be doing the same, pointing people to Daddy God, Abba Father. As God daily lavishes His love on us, so should we be lavishing His love on others. All who are born again have experienced God's torrential rain of love poured out on their life. You have become children of the Most High God. Now I encourage you to walk in that continual blessing and share it with others.