Truth Assembly Devotion By Pastor Tom Amanya 11/07/2022
A Divine Parentage
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).
The expression “Ye are of God,” as used in our opening verse means you originate from God; you’re His reproduction – His offspring! It’s so important for you as a child of God to understand that having been born again, you’re of a divine ancestry; you hail from God; your origin is in Him.
No wonder the Bible declares in Acts 17:28: “For in him we live, and move, and have our being…For we are also his offspring.”
James 1:18 says, “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” God gave birth to you of His own will, by the Word of truth, meaning you’re a child of the Word. Apostle Peter reiterates the same thought in 1 Peter 1:23: “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
Let the reality of this dawn on you; you’re born from above, you’re not of natural descent (John 1:12-13). Always be bold and quick to declare your divine ancestry, for you’re not of this world! That’s the distinction!
Whatever affects your family members must not affect you anymore because you’re of a different lineage and gene. You’re not what you used to be! You live by the power of the Holy Spirit, and by the faith of the Son of God who loved you and gave Himself for you. Become conscious of your divine ancestry!