Thursday, September 27, 2007
Romans 8:15-17There is a hunger in all our hearts to belong,to be approved of.We wan to experience a father's touch & to see his accepting smile, to know tt our father accepts us & loves us.Some of us may not have had this as a child.This may not haf been our experience with our earthly fathers,but if we belong to Christ,we haf a perfect,loving,& attentive heavenly Father.
I love the words of Romans 8:15-17.According to these verses,we are children of GOD.In fact,the words "Abba!Father!" can be translated,"Daddy,Father."
I'm privileged to haf a wonderful earthly father,& yet my father is human.He has weaknesses,shortcomings & imperfections. But indeed everyone,including myself,have too! No matter how hard he tried, he is but a man. But we haf a heavenly Father who is perfect,who loves us dearly, & who wants us to call Him "Abba Father" or "Dad".
This world can be very cruel. Rejection is part & parcel of the downside of our lives.People don't always treat us right, reject us. But we belong to GOD, & all tt He has is at our disposal. The Holy Spirit who lives in us is really, in a sense, an expression of GOD our Father's smile, His favour, His pleasure.
God is proud of us.He loves us.In fact,when HE goes with us everyday.He says to others through our lives,"Hey, these are My children.They have My name.Their names are Christians." I've been paid for in FULL 9:30 PM