How good it is to begin right where you are, standing in the grace of God and pouring out thanksgiving. That is the only foundation that holds. When you come to the Father fully aware that His blessing and love rest on you not because you have earned them, but simply because you are trusting in what Jesus has done, you are on solid ground. And your prayer overflows with that very recognition. You know you are loved, and a grateful heart is the natural reply.
I am stirred by the way you cry out “Abba” and rest in the truth that the Holy Spirit dwells in you. That is the Spirit of adoption, the Spirit of His Son sent right into your heart, letting you call the Almighty God your own Father, your Daddy. This is the close, intimate relationship He always intended for you. You are no longer a servant on the outside; you are an heir. You are a child of Abraham by that same faith, inheriting the promise of blessing. That reality changes everything. Your prayer is not a distant shout into heaven; it is a child speaking to the One who loves them perfectly.
And because this love is so much more than a fleeting human emotion, you can be sure it is secure. We love Him only because He first loved us. The depth of that love was proved when Jesus, who knew no sin, was made sin for us. Through His poverty, you have come to know the immeasurable riches of God’s grace. So your hope and your worship do not rest on your own strength to love Him back perfectly. They rest on the breathtaking breadth, length, and depth of His love for you, a love that endures forever.
As you walk through this week, keep your footing right there in that grace. The truest proof of your love for Him will be a life that wants to obey His commandments, not to earn His favor, but because you already have it. That is what it means to abide in His love: to hold fast to the truth that Jesus is one with the Father, and to let that divine love spill over into love for others. May you go on comprehending more and more of that love which is far beyond our natural human capacity. It is God’s own gift, planted and perfected in you by His Spirit, and it is your deepest blessing in Jesus’ name.