Memorise:
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God: Romans 8:16
Read : Romans 8:14-17
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God.
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.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and
joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Message
As joint heirs with Christ Jesus, we are to live
according to the direction of the Spirit of God
because we are the children of God. This will
involve having absolute faith in God. It is only
those who have submitted to the will of God that
can be identified as joint heirs with Christ. Those
who allow the flesh and human emotions to rule
over then cannot be called the children of God. As
joint heirs with Christ, it is Christ that determines
the direction of our lives.
As joint heirs, we have tremendous privileges. We
have been adopted by Jesus to have glorious
experiences in life. The implication of this is that
all that God makes available to Jesus can be
equally accessible to us. This is why you need to
have a closer relationship with Him, because it is
the extent of your relationship with Him that
determines your placement in life.
"Those that be planted in the house of the Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God." Psalms
92:13
You can be anything you want to be before the
Almighty God. You can step beyond the level of
being called a servant to a son. Sons have
tremendous opportunities that servants don't
enjoy. When you are a son of Jesus, you can be
sure that all His goodness and mercy shall follow
you, because those are part of your eternal rights
in Him.
Jesus is the original King maker. While others
may be reigning, He will allow you to rule. While
others are struggling to occupy positions, He may
just choose you to become relevant in the scheme
of things. This we saw in the life of Daniel. Daniel
was never a King, in fact, he witnessed the reign
of three rulers, yet, he was the one calling the
shots. He has access to divine and hidden secrets
of the Most High God. While in Egypt, Pharaoh
was the king, but Joseph was the one in charge.
Even in Potiphars house, everyone was living at
the mercy of Joseph. Jesus can make you reign
over the affairs of men, this is why you must not
allow anything to stage between you and Jesus
Christ. If you have gone astray, He is waiting to
take away your filth as a sinner and cleanse you
to present you as a saint. Calling Abba father
implies your trust in Him, your reliance upon Him
and the fact that you seek your direction through
Him. With this, we will have the witness of the
Holy Spirit that we are truly the sons of God. We
are children of covenant and every covenant of
God concerning you shall be fulfilled in Jesus
name. No matter what we go through, we must
never deviate from Him because if we suffer with
Him, we shall also reign with Him.
Action Point:
Are you a son or a servant ?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : Acts 8-9 and Song of
Solomon 1:11-2:7
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 12: MY HOPE IS BUILD ON NOTHING LESS
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
Chorus:
3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
Chorus:
4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
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