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kevin22
(Kevin Murphy) 46M
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12/10/2009 2:25 pm
Is Your Family Part of God's Family?

Is Your Family Part of God's Family? John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten , that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Years ago our family went on a vacation to Yosemite National Park. As we walked among giant Sequoia trees, we found one that was particularly enormous. A sign at its base read: "The Faithful Couple." A park ranger explained that this was actually two trees. Some 1,500 years ago two trees sprouted as seedlings about 15 feet apart. After some 800 years, their trunks grew close enough to touch, and began to fuse with each other. We all looked up, and sure enough, 40 or 50 feet above our heads we could see the two trees reappearing.I thought, What a perfect symbol of a godly family. The members are fused together as one, yet each has his or her individual identity. As they grow upward in their relationship with God, they grow closer to each other, and are able, like the mighty redwood, to withstand life's storm because they are one.
That's the key to a great marriage-a commitment to growing closer to God. To experience this, however, you first must make sure you are part of God's family-that you have received Christ as your Savior and Lord.
Over 30 years ago, Bill Bright developed a simple way to understand what being in God's family means. He called these principles "The Four Spiritual Laws" and put them in little booklets that have spread around the world to be used to lead literally millions of people to a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
If you have never understood the gospel, I encourage you to read the Four Spiritual Laws at the end of this book.

Prayer:

That your family members will be able to blend their individualities into a single, strong and firmly rooted tree in the vineyard of the Lord.

Discuss: Have you received Christ as your Savior? Share at dinner tonight what led you to make that decision. How has your life changed since then?



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