APRIL 9
THE SPIRIT OF SONSHIP
Romans 8:15-17
15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. (WEB)
As Paul wrote in today's Bible passage, every believer who has ever received Christ has received the Spirit of adoption. The NIV version of the Bible translates this phrase as the Spirit of Sonship. Every one of us carries within us the Spirit of God, which cries, "Abba! Father!", an Aramaic word that is like a little child calling out to his or her papa.
If you are struggling to know that you are a child of the living God, open up your heart to the Spirit of God that lives in you and ask Him to show you who you are. His passion is to bear witness with your spirit that you belong to your Father. The Holy Spirit that has made His home in you wants you to know that you are an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ.
This revelation is too wonderful for us to grasp in our own understanding. It takes a revelation from the Spirit of God for this to become more real every day. My prayer today is that we would all know, by the Spirit's witness in our hearts, that we are God's children, for we all already carry the Spirit of Sonship in our hearts.
Galatians 4:6-7
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (WEB)
15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. (WEB)
As Paul wrote in today's Bible passage, every believer who has ever received Christ has received the Spirit of adoption. The NIV version of the Bible translates this phrase as the Spirit of Sonship. Every one of us carries within us the Spirit of God, which cries, "Abba! Father!", an Aramaic word that is like a little child calling out to his or her papa.
If you are struggling to know that you are a child of the living God, open up your heart to the Spirit of God that lives in you and ask Him to show you who you are. His passion is to bear witness with your spirit that you belong to your Father. The Holy Spirit that has made His home in you wants you to know that you are an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ.
This revelation is too wonderful for us to grasp in our own understanding. It takes a revelation from the Spirit of God for this to become more real every day. My prayer today is that we would all know, by the Spirit's witness in our hearts, that we are God's children, for we all already carry the Spirit of Sonship in our hearts.
Galatians 4:6-7
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (WEB)