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In today’s devotional, we're going to focus on the label child of God. Scripture tells us when we asked Jesus to be our Lord and Savior we were adopted into God’s family and have been given the label of being a “child of God”. As believers, we hear we are God’s children. But often we don’t live our lives in response to that truth and instead live out of the mindset of an orphan, someone who doesn’t belong to God’s family. Children don’t worry when they have a good father because the unconditional love of a parent lays a foundation for them to have secure peace and joy. Your God desires the same for you. God wants to lay an unshakable foundation for you based solely on his love for you as his child so that when the storms come and waves crash over you, you remain strong in your identity. 

So what does it mean to be God’s child? What does it mean to be a co-heir with Christ? It means that you are now part of a heavenly family, and you have rights to the things a son or daughter in his kingdom would have. You have a Father who absolutely loves spending time with you. His love is pervasive, powerful, and freely given. You no longer need to worry about whether you have a place in this world. There’s no need to concern yourself with whether you will have clothes or food. You no longer have to live in pursuit of the opinions of those around you. God enjoys you. He has a plan for you. He doesn’t take being your Father lightly. He takes complete ownership of his responsibility. He will strengthen you, teach you, develop you, and give you a life of passion and meaning. The label of being His Child means so much. ​To be the child of God is to be loved, liked, and completely cared for. 

So how can you live in response to God’s word? How can you get out of the mindset of an orphan? You must have faith that God is who he says he is and believe he will do what he’s promised to do. ​Romans 10:17​ says that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” 

You have heard the word of the Lord today. You are his child. He promises to provide for you. So have faith! Faith isn’t something you just dream up. It’s a response to God’s faithfulness. God has and will be faithful to you. Allow his word to stir up faith within you today. Live in response to his promises and allow the peace and joy of being God’s child to lay an unshakable foundation for you today.