Seventh-Day Adventist Devotional For Children: “You Are Who God Says You Are”

DAILY BREAD – DEVOTIONAL FOR CHILDREN

EASTERN NIGERIA UNION CONFERENCE CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

Friday, June 9, 2023

TOPIC : You Are Who God Says You Are.

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here. 2 Corinthians 5:17.

I could remember one certain time, one Christian magazine company invited readers to come and summarize the gospel in seven words or less. People sent in lots of good suggestions, and here is one I remember: “We are who God says we are.”
I like that because it means I am not defined by social or cultural categories such as, finances, sexual identity, political view, Facebook likes or even how I feel about myself on a given day. This is true for each one of us. It means we are not defined in terms of what others say we are or even first of all by categories that we might choose. Instead, we are who God our Creator and Father who raised Jesus from the dead says we are..
As believers in Christ, we are part of a new creation. We are all beloved, forgiven, and blessed children of God. We are reconciled to God, who calls us to share this message with others. God calls us to be like ambassadors, who represent their nation as they live in another nation. We are called to represent God’s new creation as we work with God to bring his love into this world.
We are who God says we are. Since Christ has risen, a new creation has come, and all who believe in him are a part of it. And in God’s strength we can share this life-giving news with our neighbours, friends in the school, Church, playground and on the street saying, “Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”

Thought for Reflection:
Today is the day of salvation, a day to embrace a new nature.

Song :
Hark the voice of Jesus calling
Who will go and work today?
Fields are white, the harvest waiting
Who will bear the sheaves away?
Loud and long the master calleth,
Rich reward He offer free;
Who will answer, gladly saying,
“Here am I, Lord, send me.”?

Prayer .:
Lord, thank you for making me a new creation in Christ. Help me to share this good news with my friends anywhere I am. Bless our ministry for your sake as Christ’s faithful ambassadors in Jesus name Amen.

Parents/Grandparents Virtue Prayer challenge – RESPECT FOR SELF, OTHERS, AND AUTHORITY.
Father, grant that my children and grandchildren may “show proper respect to everyone,” as Your Word commands (1 Pet. 2:17).