Meditate On
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave
again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry,
“Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15, NIV
The
Spirit Of Sonship
The Spirit of sonship which we have received from God is
the Spirit by which we cry, “Abba, Father.” Have you ever cried to God like He
is your Daddy? Yes, He is El Shaddai. He is Elohim. But in the new covenant He
is Daddy! The Holy Spirit put the Aramaic word “Abba” there, which means
“Daddy” or “Papa” in English, and didn’t have it translated because He wants us
to know that God is not a distant, impersonal being, but a close and intimate
Daddy! That is the Spirit of sonship.
My friend, when you pray, learn to say, “Dear Daddy God…”
Forget the formalities and traditions of man. Just call Him “Daddy”, and sense
His closeness to you. You can bring all your cares, worries and anxieties to
Him, knowing that the all-powerful King of the universe is your Daddy!
At the cross, Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have
You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46). For the first time, He addressed His Father
as “God.” He experienced distance—in fact, a cutting-off—from the Father
because He was carrying all our sins upon Himself. Why? So that you and I can
experience closeness and intimacy with the Father, and cry out “Daddy!” from our
hearts.
A child who cries “Daddy!” belongs in his daddy’s
embrace. So when we cry out, “Daddy God!” we take our place as His beloved
children, and find our strong and loving Daddy rushing in to embrace, protect
and deliver us!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
