It is difficult for us to fully comprehend the relationship that our God, the Creator of the universe, wants to have with us as human beings. (The mere idea of it is astounding!) “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1, NKJV). Or as Ellen G. White wrote: “Can any human dignity equal this? What higher position can we occupy than to be called the sons of the infinite God? . . . Can any worldly honor equal this?”—God’s Amazing Grace, p. 341. It’s only the darkness of this sin-laden world that causes us not to appreciate fully the status that we have been given in Jesus.
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Memory texts in this guide
- 1 1 John 3:1, NKJV Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
- 2 Deuteronomy 28:1-2, NKJV “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God."
- 3 Malachi 3:10, NKJV "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it."
- 4 Psalm 116:12-14, NKJV What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people.
- 5 Proverbs 22:7, NKJV The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
- 6 Mark 8:36-37, NKJV "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"
- 7 Matthew 25:34, NKJV "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.'"
- 8 Colossians 3:23-24, NKJV And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
- 9 Luke 12:15, NKJV “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
- 10 Revelation 14:13, KJV And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
- 11 Psalm 50:14-15, NKJV "Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
- 12 Matthew 25:21, NKJV His lord said to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord."