We sometimes wonder if we really are his children. How do we know that we belong to him? The bible gives us several signpost that point the way to full assurance of our relationship with God. Jesus gives us one here in John 15:16.
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain..."
We need to always keep it in the forefront of our thoughts, that we desire to please God because he set that desire in our hearts. If he had not, we would not give two cents to know whether we pleased him or not. It would seem silly to even contemplate such a thing. Because God chose us, we can rejoice as we serve him with a thankful heart.
