Do We Know Who We Are?

​Romans 8:15-17 - For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. NASU

• We're God's Children

We have become God's children through adoption, says Paul. When we come to this realization that we have been adopted by God Paul says we "cry out". The Greek word Paul uses for "cry out" means to scream or cry a loud.

We scream like our team just won the championship or maybe a better analogy we scream like we just won the Power Ball or Mega Millions lottery.

We have become heirs of God and heirs with Jesus Christ. Stop and think for a moment what that means! Webster's definition of "heir" is one who is entitled to inherit property from an ancestor.

We are going to inherit Heaven or Eternal Life because God has adopted us. Let that sink in for a while.

I like how Paul says our citizenship is really not here on earth in Philippians 3:20-21 - For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory,…"

We are not only adopted into the family of God. Jesus Christ is going to transform our bodies into a body like He now has in Glory.

• Why Is God Doing This?

Are you taking this all in? Do you see what God has done for us and what He is going to do for us? One might ask, "Why is God going to do this for us?"

The simple truth is because He Loves us. Another truth would be on account of His nature. He is Gracious. This is a part of His Character.

He wants to give us what we don't deserve. We don't deserve to be adopted into His family, but He made a way for us to be adopted into His family anyway.

• How Can We Ever Repay Him?

We can never repay Him. It is Grace and Grace is a free gift from God. There is one thing we can do but I am not saying by doing this we are repaying Him because that is impossible, but we can live a life that says we are thankful for what He has done.

Colossians 3:9-10 - "…since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,…" NKJV

We can show our thankfulness to God by putting off the old man/woman and putting on the new man/woman. 

Paul will further explain this in the following verses (12-14): put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another,… But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

When we put on those characteristics we are becoming more like our Heavenly Father and it is our way of saying, "Thanks for adopting us into His family."

• Are You A Child Of God?

Most of my subscribers are members of the family of God and have been adopted, but there are some who are not.

If you would like to be adopted into God's family please contact me and I will be glad to help you become an adopted child of God like I am and many more.

Think About These:

A good example has twice the value of good advice.

Advice is least heeded when most needed.

Stay Pumped,
 
Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word