When you were born, you were identified as being the son or daughter of whoever your natural birthparents are. Your last name indicates who your daddy is. We were born into a dark kingdom. Our original father was the evil one. We were born with very natural tendencies, and a propensity to be just like him.
Somewhere, in your life as you grew up, you were presented with the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus. At that moment, you had an opportunity to receive Him as your Savior, and for Life. You were presented with the opportunity to have a 'legal name change'. You could become Christ's "annointed one", rather than continuing to be a child of our original dad: "The father of lies".
If you said yes, to Christ's offer, then, according to Colossians 3:12b-13, you were immediately, "freed from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of His dear Son." (New Century Version).
You now have been adopted into God's kingdom.
Romans 8:16-17, "And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God's children. {Since} we are God's children, we will receive blessings from God together with Christ."
You are God's child and accepted just as if you had never not been His child. You have been given a marvelous new identity and many, many "birthrights"/inheritances simply because you are now a child of the King.
In this natural earthlife experience, adoption, when legally done, provides the child with every right, position, and privilege that a naturally born child has by the ones who adopted that child. Actually, it's even more legally binding and secure. An adopted child receives the same things as the natural child.
As children of God, we are joint-heirs with Jesus. Everything that Jesus is, so are we, right now. (To be clear, this does not make us God! We have been given the same privileges He has.)
1John 4:17, "As He is in this world, so are we".
To delve further into what you have been given so you can experience "Kingdom Life" right now, check out www.graceplaceintl.org for a free downloadable book mark, and other materials you may find helpful for you.
This bookmark lists many of our new rights and privileges as God's children, so that you can get started on your journey. My suggestion is to read, and re-read this list, and search out more from the written Word of God to add to it. In time, it will become revelation knowledge to you.
