People in God’s family want to do His will. “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God” (Psalm 143:10).
We serve God when we take care of others. “Again Jesus said,. . . ‘Do you love me?. . . Take care of my sheep’ ” (John 21:16).
We serve God when we tell others that Jesus is risen. “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation’ ”(Mark 16:15).
We serve God when we share His love with others. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
We can help others carry their burdens. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2).
We show God’s love when we serve others. “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14).
I show others Jesus’ love when I put wrongs right. “Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor”(Luke 19:8).
Children like me are welcome in God’s family. “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these”(Luke 18:16).
God invites everyone to join His family. “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:13).
I help others learn about Jesus when I follow His example. “Come, follow me, . . . and I will send you out to fish for people ” (Matthew 4:19).
We praise God for supplying our needs. “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink” (John 7:37).
We praise God for rescuing us from sin. “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them” (Psalm 34:7).
We worship God when we trust Him in every situation. “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits” (Psalm 103:2).
We worship God when we are reverent. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5).
We worship God when we thank Him for His protection. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:6).
God still loves us and will forgive us if we are truly sorry when we do something wrong. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”(1 John 1:9).
The Sabbath is God’s special gift to us. “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy” (Genesis 2:3).
God surrounds me with His gifts of love. “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).
“God is love” is written upon all He made. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
God can guide our lives just as He guided the Wise Men and Jesus’ parents. “My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).