We Know We Belong To God

Look at 1 John 5:19. We know that we belong to God. We are in the world, for the world, not of the world. We know that we are from God. A Christian is someone who has been miraculously , spiritually reborn. We were born the first time of the world, and the second time of God. Guys, we know that if we have been saved, we are God’s child, by birth and then adoption. We know that God loves us as a Father, we know that Jesus loves us a brother, we know that the Holy Spirit lives inside of us, and that He is the greatest gift God can give. If you’re saved, you belong to God, there’s no reason to doubt His love, no reason to fear that He will turn His back on you. You are His and He is yours.

It’s a different story for the world. Again, world here means the corrupt and sinful world system that is hostile to God. Not the people in the world, but it’s culture, it’s philosophy, it’s atmosphere. All of it is hostile to God because they lie in the power of the evil one, in the power of the devil. Again, John is tough, and black and white. It’s either the power of Jesus, or of the devil. You’re either born of God, or born of the devil. There’s no middle ground or third option. It’s not whether we worship, but what we worship.

But we know we belong to God. We don’t need to fear the devil, we don’t need to be seduced by his power, we don’t need to worry about his attacks or lies. We know that we belong to God.