Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Always A Son...End of Story
I got inspired this week, a spiritual television program spoke a deep truth into my spirit and I just cannot get away from it. While watching a rerun of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the story of a poor kid from the slums of Philly who goes to live with his rich Aunt and Uncle in Bel-Air, I heard a word from the Lord...The family is all moving, going to new locations, college and no longer living under the same roof, Will, the nephew is concerned that because he is not a child of that house that he will be forgotten, reduced to a memory, yet he desires to remain a family member, to receive the weekly phone call from his uncle...and this is where it all gets spiritual...Uncle Phil looks him in the eye and says, "You are my son! You will always be my son...end of story!" Something inside of me stood up, there was a stirring within me that reminded me that this is exactly how God feels about us. Because we have entered a covenant with Him, He calls us His sons, His children, as sons and daughters we are give the keys to the Kingdom, an entrance into a covenant with Him. We are given responsibility, revelation, and relationship, our hearts are knit together with God...and that is the end of the story!

2 comments:

Barbara said...

Great revelation! I always watched that program with my children when they were home. And now my grandchildren watch it. I had always viewed it as just a funny story. Thanks for your input. Isn't it nice the way God gives us these little revelations when we are watching something.

Dave Anderson said...

Great word, Neil. Aren't we thankful to be together in this great family and be sons (brothers, sisters,etc)?