Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown us
in allowing us to be called “children of God”—and that is not just what we are called,
but what we are.
Our heredity on the Godward side is no mere figure of speech—
which explains why the world will no more recognize us than it recognized Christ.
1 John 3:1 J.B. Phillips New Testament
My little flock, don’t be afraid. God is your Father,
and your Father’s great joy is to give you His kingdom.
Luke 12:32 The Voice