ENTER INTO HIS PRESENCE

God's Child

This is the time of year when families gather and celebrate, family. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins and distant relatives come together and share family stories, love and food. Often the question will be asked " Who's child are you?" You have Aunt so and so's eyes but you walk just like cousin so and so. Well let's take it to the spiritual realm. Who's child are you? We call God our Father, so that is who people should see in us. So who is God? 1 John 4:8 (New International Version^{) 8}Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. So if God is love, then love is what we should look like. How does love look? 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (New International Version)⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. When people see you do they see your Father? Who's child are you?

SHOUT- Now in church slang "gettin your shout on" has nothing to do with making noise. Shouting is the outward expression of the joy you feel inside when the Holy Spirit moves on you. This joy is usually expressed by running, jumping or dancing around, usually till exhaustion. Even though exhausted you feel refreshed. Just think how good God has been to you. Now go ahead and get your shout on.

Having church - Having church has nothing to do with being in an actual church building. Having church is when you are with one or more people and someone says something that just touches you and makes you want to say amen or hallelujah. Then someone shouts "We havin church yall!"

Saved- Accepting Jesus Christ as the son of God and as your personal rescuer from sin because of Christ dying on the cross and being raised from the dead.