Remember to bring a can of soup and a dollar for “Souper Sunday” this Sunday.
5. Through the Spirit we have received a spirit of adoption as children, which leads us into intimacy with the Father, instead of a relationship instead of a relationship based on fear and slavery. The Spirit bears witness to us that we are his children. (Romans 8:15-16)
Linda’s family had invited a child who lived at a nearby orphanage to attend family celebrations like Thanksgiving and Christmas with their family. After some time he started leaving notes around the house begging for the family to adopt him. What a wonderful thing God has done by giving us the family where loving parents raise their children. What sadness to be cut out of that loving relationship.
The Spirit does just the opposite: he takes children of this world who have been cut apart from the family of God by our sin and adopts them into the Family of God. We have no natural right into this family. Sonship can only be given as a gift to undeserving recipients. We have more than a formal relationship. We have intimacy with the Father. By the Spirit we can cry, Abba, Father.” That is “Daddy, my Daddy!”Having the Spirit is having that loving relationship with the Father.
We pray for Kevin, Tom, and those who are looking for a home. Amen.
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