Day 24: Lavished Love: Living as God’s Children

In episode 24 of In Light of the Cross, we pray and reflect on God’s fatherly love through 1 John 3:1–3, marveling that sinners are called—not just servants—but children of God. We talk about the “now and not yet” of our identity, using the caterpillar-to-butterfly picture to show both continuity and radical transformation in what we’ll become when Christ appears. We discuss how this future hope shapes the present, moving us toward purity and a love that reflects God’s own—free, generous, and without strings. Turning to Romans 8, we see God’s love most clearly in the cross: He did not spare His Son, so we can trust He’s “for us” and committed to our ultimate good, playing the long game beyond our timelines and problems. 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:20 Prayerful Focus 00:52 Reading 1 John 3 01:39 Lavished Love and Identity 02:55 Caterpillar to Butterfly Hope 04:31 Hope That Purifies 05:30 Gods Love Without Strings 08:00 Fatherly Love and Long Game 09:07 Romans 8 Cross Shaped Love 10:51 Application When Life Hurts 12:54 Closing Lords Prayer