Romans 8:15-17 says 15So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Every year mothers are honored. I became a mother in January of 1997 when we adopted our son Aaron. The next year we adopted our second child. A few years later after I separated from my husband, I adopted a cat from my niece named Princess. A month ago, I adopted Samson from the Humane Society after Princess died. These adoptions have uniquely helped me understand how God has adopted us and we have full rights to be called His children.
No Fear
We, as God’s children, do not have to fear God and He does not want us to be His slave. We are free children. Free to live for God, as He wants us to live, but we have no fear when we mess up. Yes, God has rules to live by, but we live in a society with rules. For example, within the family there are rules set out by the parents and if you break one of the rules you have consequences but also forgiveness. Children of parents in our society are usually not treated as slaves but are loved and given structure to grow into productive adults. It is just like that with God. We are not God’s slave but His child. We are free to break His rules, but we know if we ask God will forgive us.
Abba, Father
The term Abba in Hebrew is like the term “Daddy”. Only children who love and trust their father call him Daddy. The term Daddy represents a close bond with one’s father. A daddy is someone you can trust. It is the dearest form of the term father. We, as children of God, can have that special relationship with God where we can come to Him with trust and not have to fear.
The Spirit
When we chose to become children of God His Spirit begin to live within us. I say choose because becoming a child of God is a choice. We choose to believe God sent His Son, Jesus, to take the punishment of our sins on him when Jesus died on the cross. On the third day Jesus rose from the dead and went back to Heaven, God’s glory. While, yes, we have suffering here on earth because there is sin in this world, we have God’s glory to look forward to and we have comfort in knowing what is ahead.
Becoming a child of God is a gift one cannot earn. Just like when I adopted my children and pets, they did nothing to earn their adoption but became my children to grow up in a loving home. To be able to call their father daddy (and me mommy). We can trust God to love us and know what is best for us. His Spirit secures our adoption, and we have a forever home waiting for us. Have you been adopted into God’s family? If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or to message me on Facebook.
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