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This\nis probably one of the most encouraging passages of scripture in the\nwhole Bible. It vividly expresses the deep and profound love, which the\nLord has for all His people. Notice the wonderful statement\u2026 "I have\ncalled you by your name; you are Mine!" Another translation says, "I\nhave claimed you; you are Mine!" God can legally claim us as His own\nbecause He was prepared to send Jesus to pay \u2018the price\u2019 in order to\nsecure our redemption. Notice also how God emphasises that we are\nprecious in His sight \u2013 \u2018greatly honoured\u2019 and \u2018loved\u2019.
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Furthermore,\nthrough the prophet Amos, the Lord declared that all the gentiles who\nare called by His name will be part of the restoration of the\nTabernacle of David. "In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I\nwill repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it\nused to be.\u201d (Amos 9:10-11).\nThis prophecy was forecasting the universal body of Christ becoming\nunited in serving God. And according to ancient Hebrew custom, to be\ncalled by the name of anyone is to be regarded as a son or daughter.\nTherefore, it must also refer to all those who are to be included in\nthe dynasty of David and considered children of God. Such a unique\npeople will become a select community who have been given the ability\nto partake of the same divine Spirit. "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" (Romans 8:14).