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Galatians 3:26—“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” 

With these simple yet profound words, the apostle Paul brings us to the heart of the gospel’s assurance. He declares not what believers may become, but what they already are: “the children of God”. This is not symbolic language, but covenant truth: believers are adopted as God’s children through faith in Christ.

By nature, Scripture tells us, we are not God’s children, but estranged by sin (cf. Ephesians 2:2–3). No human effort, moral achievement, or religious heritage can bridge that distance. Paul is clear: this privilege comes “by faith in Christ Jesus”. Our adoption into God’s family rests entirely on our union with Christ. Faith is not a work that earns grace, but the God-given means by which we receive and rest upon Christ alone for salvation (cf. Ephesians 2:8).

To be a child of God is to belong to Him by adoption, to be known and loved by the Father, and to be securely kept by His covenant faithfulness. It speaks not of fear, but of filial intimacy; not of condemnation, but of a secured inheritance. The believer does not stand before God as a trembling servant seeking acceptance, but as a son or daughter welcomed through Christ. This status is not fragile or temporary; it is grounded in God’s unchanging promise.

Notice also the word “all”. In Christ, distinctions that once separated, Jew and Gentile, strong and weak, rich and poor, near and far, no longer define our standing before God. Every believer shares the same Father, the same Saviour, and the same hope.

We are God’s children not by our works, but by Christ’s finished work on our behalf. Therefore, let us joyfully rest, knowing that as His children we are securely kept by the Father’s steadfast love.