8 WE ARE GOD’S BELOVED CHILDREN

 

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WE ARE GOD’S BELOVED CHILDREN

Today’s chapter is. Romans

Always read the section verse refers to

Romans chapter 8:
v 14 FOR AS MANY AS ARE LEADING BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, THEY ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.

What spirit are you of and in?
The distinguishing mark of a child of God is that he or she has an inner desire to do God’s will. The driving force is the love of Christ, which has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. When we love Him because He first loved us, we want more than anything else to please Him by living a holy life.

“THE LOVE OF CHRIST COMPELLS ME, FOR WE ARE CONVINCED OF THIS, THAT ONE DID FOR ALL, THEREFORE ALL ARE DEAD. AND HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THOSE WHO LIVE SHOULD NO LONGER LIVE FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR HIM WHO DID FOR THEM AND WAS RAISED” (2 CORINTHIANS 5:14-15). v 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear: but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father!

Are you hospitable, do you care for others? Do you live in the life of the Spirit of Jesus?

Being a slave of Jesus Christ is the highest form of freedom. By obeying Him, we are freed from the destructive forces that once bound us. We have given Him control over our lives, and then we can live in victory.

When the love of Christ is the driving force in our lives, it drives out fear (cf. 1 John 4:18).
We do not need to fear, because fear has to do with punishment, and Jesus has taken upon Himself the punishment that was due to us all, so we are no longer under condemnation, which brings punishment, but under grace, which gives freedom. We are no longer slaves to sin, but beloved children of God, exclaiming with gratitude:

“DEAR FATHER – ABBA FATHER – HEAVENLY FATHER”.
V 16 THE SPIRIT ITSELF TESTIFIES WITH OUR SPIRIT THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.

We do not need anyone to tell us that we are children of God. We have the testimony within us, as the Holy Spirit confirms the faith of our hearts:

WE HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN TO A LIVING HOPE.

There is a harmony within us between the Holy Spirit and our spirit. We have an inner conviction, a peace from God that surpasses all understanding

v 17 BUT IF WE ARE CHILDREN, WE ARE ALSO HEIRS, HEIRS OF GOD AND CO-HEREIRS WITH CHRIST, IF WE SUFFER WITH HIM THAT WE MAY ALSO BE GLORIFIED WITH HIM.

When we are born again, we are both a NEW creation and have received a NEW inheritance. God’s children have a right that the world does not have:

HEAVENLY GLORY AWAITS US. WE HAVE INHERITED EVERYTHING WITH CHRIST.

He has gone before us to Heaven to prepare a place for us. One day we will be where He is and take possession of our inheritance.
amen