PRIVILEGES OF GOD’S
CHILDREN II –
Saturday April 29th 2017
Memorise: For as many as are
led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8:14
Read: Romans 8:14-17 (King
James Version)
8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.
8:15 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.
8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that
we are the children of God:
8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and
joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
glorified together.
Bible in one year: Numbers
26-27, Jeremiah 22:24-23:8, Hymn: Sing hymn 15
MESSAGE:
There
is a song that was popular among children of God some decades ago which reveals
not only privilege meant only for the children of God but also their
appreciation of what privilege. It goes thus: “Something more than gold; The
spirit of God in the heart of man; something more than gold.” According to our
memory verse, as many as are led by the spirit of God, are the children of God.
In other words, only those who are children of God have the privilege of being
directed and guided by the Holy Spirit. Conversely, only those who are guided
by the Spirit of God are genuine children of God. If you take a look at the
account of how God formed man from the dust of the earth, you will observe that
in spite of the fact that every part was properly fixed and fitted, man could
not fulfil the purpose of his creation until God put His Spirit in him. Genesis 2:7
says,
“And the LORD God formed man of
the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living soul.”
After
man fell, the Spirit of the Lord departed from him, and he became a shadow of
his glorious past. Open Heavens 2017 Saturday 29 April 2017:- Privileges of
God’s Chldren II. Man became afraid of himself. Adam and Eve lost trust in each
another, so much so that they were ashamed of seeing each other’s nakedness.
Fear ruled the heart of man because the Spirit of the Lord had departed from
him. Man lost his sense of purpose and direction. God appeared in the cool of
the day and man took cover with his wife, who he now viewed as the source of
his troubles (Genesis
3:12). The certainty of what tomorrow holds eluded humanity, and man
groped in darkness, being tormented by different taskmasters until God decided
to have mercy on us through the grace of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Open Heavens Devotional Messages 2017. The moment we accept His grace of
adoption, we begin to enjoy the privilege revealed in Romans 8:15-16:
“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:”
I
believe you now understand the reason why the old-time believers sang with
great excitement that the Spirit of God in the heart of a man is something more
than gold. The Spirit gives us the assurance that we are children of God. This
consciousness gives us the impetus to live like Him in this world, and also
grants us boldness based on the assurance that with God, our Father, on our
side, no evil can come near us. So, if you are yet to become a child of God,
don’t delay further; give your life to Christ today, and you will be adopted
into the household of God.
Action Point
Thank God for His precious
gift of the Holy Spirit and for all that His Spirit does in your life.
Open Heaven Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye,
The General Overseer
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church
in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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