Mar 30, 2023
Are you adopted? How
does that illustrate what God has done for us?
For you did not
receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have
received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by who we cry "Abba!
Father!" Romans 8:15
Notice the contrasts
again. Fear and death and slavery are all associated with the flesh
in these passages. But we don't need to be subject to those things
anymore. We have been adopted.
We don't often get to
choose our family. But imagine the joy of being chosen. After being
alone, isolated, and unwanted, all the sudden someone wants you.
They appreciate you. They want to help launch you and see you
shine.
We're all adopted by
God if we follow him. We get to call him Dad. I always wanted a
boss that would be OK if I screwed up trying to do the right thing.
I could be wrong, but I bet your best friends are like you. We like
people who like us. God not only loves you, he likes you. He chose
you. And he has a job for you. You won't get fired from it. You may
get reassigned, but you won't get taken out of the game. God can
use you any time or place.
Why not ask him to
give you an assignment today? He has a job for you, but it's not as
painful as you might think. In fact, when we do what he wants we
experience his joy. Why not be a blessing to someone today and
watch God bless you both? What we do because we follow Jesus
matters. You've been adopted. Go for it.
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