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 God Has Had Custody of Us Since Our Birth and Empowers Us to Live as His Children ㅡ

“I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.” (Psalm 22:10)

“Be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (Ephesians 4:23, 24).

God would have us realize that He has a right to mind, soul, body, and spirit-to all that we possess. We are His by creation and by redemption. As our Creator, He claims our entire service. As our Redeemer, He has a claim of love as well as of right-of love without a parallel. This claim we should realize every moment of our existence.... Our bodies, our souls, our lives, are His, not only because they are His free gift, but because He constantly supplies us with His benefits, and gives us strength to use our faculties.... He says, “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”...

Those who are sons of God will represent Christ in character. Their works will be perfumed by the infinite tenderness, compassion, love, and purity of the Son of God. And the more completely mind and body are yielded to the Holy Spirit, the greater will be the fragrance of our offering to Him. (Maranatha 230)