Sunday, March 13, 2011

What Makes Me Cry Out, Abba!

[S] Galatians 4:6 --
Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

[O] Not everyone can call any other man his or her father legally unless they are related legally.  Likewise, the only way for us to call heavenly Father "Abba" is when His Spirit seals our relationship to be genuine and official.  So, not everyone who calls God, "Father" (or more accurately "Daddy") is genuine child of God unless she or he has established a relationship by accepting Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross as the way to reunite with God through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.  This is what Paul is referring to regarding the Spirit "into our hearts" which allows us to cry out "Abba! Father!"  So it may seem very simple as verbalizing the words, Abba and Father, but a lot more goes behind the scene for us to say these words with true meaning.

[A] Praise God for allowing me to call Him my daddy.

[P] Dear Father, the creator of the universe, Your reaching down to little me here through Your awesome Spirit to reunite my heart with Your just amazes me and ignites a special praise from within me.  Thank You for saving me and call me Your child.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

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