Our family story is interesting. We have biological parents, step-parents, siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, children, step-children, grandkids, cousins, 2nd-cousins, and so on. The story expands when we consider both sides (Barbara\u2019s and mine). I imagine that several of you reading this can relate. Extended families. Blended families. Large families. And there\u2019s the Bible. It\u2019s a family story.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just as we have personal flaws, the family in the Bible has issues too. And just as family parents do, God shows us all grace. He shows us mercy. He shows us love. Even when we don\u2019t deserve it. As a matter of fact, those moments might be when he shows us those examples of his love for us the most. The times when we don\u2019t deserve it the most. He does this for us because we are part of his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grace, mercy and love are all from God. And we are to follow his example and show these to others. We are to do this because God loves us, even though we are flawed. The Bible gives us examples all throughout it. Lessons that we can learn and follow. Then we can teach others these same things. And then they can teach others as well. And then our extended family, blended family, large family, can all be brought into God\u2018s family. And that\u2019s what we are called to do. Show others who he is. So they will want to be under his grace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our family story is interesting. We have biological parents, step-parents, siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, children, step-children, grandkids, cousins, 2nd-cousins, and so on. The story expands when we consider both sides (Barbara\u2019s and mine). I imagine that several of you reading this can relate. Extended families. Blended families. Large families. And there\u2019s the … <\/p>\n