When you and I decide to follow Jesus Christ, from that moment on, our lives are not our own. We belong to Abba, Father. We become adopted sons and daughters of God. Our lives are under His loving authority and in His tender hands. Everything we are and everything we have is by trusting God. As we look at our own lives, we see we have been adopted into the family of God. In Christ, we have a new Father, a new family, a new freedom, and a new future. The devil, the father of lies, can no longer enslave us. We can proudly say that we now belong to our Heavenly Father, as we are His beloved children. Today, let us thank Jesus for rescuing us and placing us in the family of God. It is good to know where we belong! — John 17:9