John 8:37-42

37 I know you are a seed from Abraham, but you are seeking opportunities to kill me because my message has no place in you.
38 I am speaking about what I have seen in the presence of the Father; therefore, you are doing what you have heard from your father.”
39 “Our father is Abraham,” they answered. “If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do the things Abraham did.
40 But now you are you are seeking opportunities to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
41 You’re doing the things your father does.” “We weren’t born due to sexual immorality,” they said. “We have one Father– God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would have loved me, because I came from God and I am here. Because I didn’t come on my own, but he sent me.

why I love my grandchildren

Here is your reflection rewritten with all second‑person language removed, while keeping the tone, structure, and devotional flow intact:

Nine wonderful grandchildren fill my life with joy, and each one is deeply loved. Their presence, their voices, their energy—all of it brings delight. It is not because they resemble me; they do not. But their parents can be seen in them, and love for the parents naturally extends to the children.

Jesus’ conflict with these “seed of Abraham” hypocrites centers on this very idea of resemblance. When He looked at them, He could not see His Father’s likeness. Instead, He saw the traits of another father—the devil. Their actions reflected his character, not God’s. Even their veiled insult about Jesus’ birth revealed the slanderous spirit they were imitating, as they attempted to brand Him as illegitimate.

Their inability to love Jesus exposed a deeper reality: they did not truly love God, despite their claims to Abrahamic heritage. Abraham’s life bore the imprint of God’s character; their lives did not. Lineage without likeness meant nothing.

LORD, help us draw others to you by reflecting your love in our actions.