SCRIPTURE: Romans (NIV) 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
OBSERVATION: God has given us His Spirit and it is the Spirit of sonship. King James calls it the Spirit of adoption. We, who were outside, have been brought into the family of God! We were brought in, not as servants, but as sons! We are members. We belong! We are to grow up as members of this family! And so, it is by that Spirit that we can call God our Father, our “Daddy.” Others may call him “God,” but we can call Him “Father!”
It is the Spirit that “testifies” or speaks what He knows. And, just what is it that the Spirit knows? He knows that we are God’s children. He knows that we have been made heirs in God’s family! He knows that we have the full standing as God’s children. And the Spirit testifies it to us personally in our own spirit. He confirms the truth to our hearts. There is no reason to doubt what the “Spirit of Truth” speaks to us! Praise the Lord!
APPLICATION: What peace fills our hearts knowing that we are a part of God’s family. His Spirit has taken up residence in our lives. Now, one of our challenges is to learn God’s priorities for our lives. The Holy Spirit will often give us a peaceful or a troubled spirit to reveal what pleases or displeases God. And often He will speak to us through His Word, the Bible. Or He will bring to our memory something we read or heard from God’s Word.
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PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for your Holy Spirit living in me. His presence in my life is proof that I am your child. It would be impossible to know how to please you without the help of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Pastor Leon
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