9/16/14 I John 3

1See what great 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. 2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,^a we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. (1 John 3)

Thoughts: It is sheer love that overcomes our sin- that God does not disown us, but sacrifices for us that we may be adopted into His family.  What will we be like in heaven?  The answer is simple- we will be like Him- the risen Jesus.  What was He like?  He cooked and ate fish.  He allowed people to touch him or hold him, but could walk through walls.  He had the scars on his hands, but his hands were alive.
So if we really believe this- we will want to be as holy and pure as we can  We are inspired to be god-like because our hope is in God. 

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your great love that we are welcomed into your eternal family!