Today's Verse - Romans 8:15-16 (KJV)

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

—Romans 8:15-16 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Ab-ba. Listen to a baby and you will hear these basic early sounds. Incredibly, Jesus showed us, and the Spirit enables us, to speak to God with these syllables of familiarity, trust, vulnerability, dependency, and intimacy. The Spirit is our guarantee that we don't have to be afraid of God, but that we can approach him as our loving and tender Father who always listens to our hearts and seeks to bless our lives.

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My Prayer...​

Abba Father, you are glorious and majestic. Your deeds are awesome. Your power, O LORD, is unfathomable. Your grace, Almighty God, is wonderful. Thank you, Holy and Righteous Father, for allowing me to approach you as my always near and ever present Abba. Please make your nearness clear in my life today. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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[RevMorris]

We have been adopted. We became children of the living God. Praise the Lord. I love Jesus because His death and resurrection tell us that we become His very own.

 

[Pennie]

Bondage no more. Sin no more and all temptations are gone through the Blood of the Lamb. Thank You Jesus for being so wonderful to those who come to You.