Born of God

Today Gary Holloway brings us a second reflection from his forthcoming book, Daily Disciple.

by Gary Holloway

Psalm
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18

Meditation
The subject of this great change, before the new birth, existed in one state; after it, one exists in another. One stands in a new relation to God, angels, and humans. One is now born of God, and has the privilege of being a child of God, and is consequently pardoned, justified, sanctified, adopted, saved.
Alexander Campbell, The Christian System

Scripture
From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
2 Corinthians 5:16-17

Prayer
Father, thank you for making me your child. How glad I am to call you my Father! May I see Christ as he is, and not from a merely human point of view. Keep me from judging others the way the world judges them.