Child, Not Slave
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"”
FEAR IS NOT YOUR HOME
You did not receive a spirit that enslaves you to live in fear. The Father did not adopt you so you would tremble before Him again.
FROM SERVANT TO CHILD
A servant works to be accepted; a child has already been received. The Spirit of adoption changes your place in God's house forever.
ABBA, FATHER
'Abba' is the most intimate word a child speaks to a father. The same Spirit who lives in you teaches your heart to call Him that.
SECURE IN THE FAMILY
Adoption is not a test you can fail; it is a name that becomes yours. Your security does not come from your performance, but from the Father's love.
SPEAK AS A CHILD
Stop praying like one who fears being sent away, and pray like one who belongs. The Father never tires of the voice of the children He loves.
LIVE YOUR ADOPTION
Act: today, before you ask for anything, call God 'Father' out loud and thank Him for receiving you as a child, not a slave.