Who's your Daddy?

Kings and heirs know the answer to this most important of questions. They take pride in where they came from. They recognize that their authority was passed down to them from their father. The question is do you know who your Father is?

Romans 8:14-17a

14 Far as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God,

17 and if children, then heirs- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ,...

These verses are meant to give us courage and hope. We can walk in authority on this earth because God the Father is our papa. We were adopted into the family, because of what Jesus did on the cross for us. It was a gift given to us because God loves us.

We can rule because we are His children. Too many times we see ourselves as weak and powerless. Too often we see ourselves through the eyes of our past. We need to begin to see ourselves how God sees us. He sees us as his children.

We have authority here on earth, because of what He accomplished on the cross. I struggle in this area; it is hard to wrap my mind around this truth. I see what I once was, and even some of the issues that I struggle with today, and then I begin to wonder how it is possible? Sometimes the lies of the enemy seem to be more real than the simple truth.

You and I, are His children. Nothing can separate us from His love. No matter how bad we were, or sometimes are, we are His children. If you have accepted the sacrifice that Jesus paid on the cross for your life, then you are His, no if, ands, or buts about it.

Jesus' sacrifice was great enough to cover our sins. He set us free from the law of sin and death. We may have deserved to die, but He took our death for us. We, me included need to live life as adopted son's and daughters, because we are His children. Begin to see yourself as a child of the one true God and begin thinking about what that means for your life.

Until next time,

May, “the Lord bless you and keep you;

The Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you;

The Lord lift up his countenance, and give you peace!