Sonship

Ephesians is the power epistle for the committed Christian. It tells us who God has made us and the power and authority He has given us. It is recorded that God has:

chosen us in him before the foundation of the world
and
predestinated us unto the adoption of children

We are His children. Our status as children is permanent, and cannot be altered, either by us or by God. After all, when we have children, that status is permanent; neither the child nor the parent can sever the connection. It is impossible for a human being to do something that is greater, more powerful or more permanent than God.

We can however, walk away from God, just as children walk away from their human parents. When children walk away, their status as children is unchanged, but the communication, the fellowship, is no longer there. And just as human parents wait for and long for their children to return, God also waits for and longs for His children to return. God is unchanging. When we walk away from God, He remains the same, it we who have changed.