Being Adopted by God is an Incredible Thing (TMF:1740)

Friday, November 12, 2021
Peace to Live By: Being Adopted by God is an Incredible Thing (TMF:1740) - Daniel Litton
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       The Spirit we have received, Paul says, is the Spirit of Adoption. This is a wonderful thing for us. Being adopted by God is incredible thing. He is now our Father, and not simply our Father, but we can actually call him Daddy. It’s an intimate, close father son, father daughter, relationship. Now some of you out there are likely saying, “Ho, hum. God is my father, but I don’t care.” You’d prefer seeing it as Jesus your friend, because unfortunately there are some who didn’t grow up with a good father relationship. So, for you, seeing God as your father isn’t that appealing. If your earthly father was harsh, legalistic, overly demanding, abusive (whether verbally or physically), you just don’t have a good picture of a father. And these wreck-of-a-fathers can exist inside the church walls also, especially in legalistic churches. The good news today is that God isn’t like this as our Father. He’s the nice, cool Dad you saw other’s had.