This is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. How cool is it to think about us and Jesus coming from the same place, from the same God?!

I always get really excited when I meet people from my hometown or who went to the same college I went to. We share something in common, something that bonds us no matter what other differences we have.

We are bonded to Jesus in many ways, but I would venture to say this is one of the most significant. We are cut from the same cloth, we are both gifts from God, and we are both people of God. That truth helps me so much to feel connected to Christ, to feel worthy of his love, and to feel capable in following his example. What an incredible gift God has given to us. I am not ashamed to call Jesus “brother.” How will you live unashamedly connected to God?

By Ashley Lytle from D365