Believe It

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory.

Romans 8:14-17b NLT

I was chatting with a friend and told her a story about my daughter when she was preschool age. Valerie was a Daddy's Girl to the Nth degree. If I got on to her about something and she didn't like it, she would turn to me and say emphatically, I'm gonna tell my Daddy on you!  In fact, pretty much any time something wasn't going her way, no matter who or what it was, she would spout off with, I'm gonna tell my Daddy!  Despite the fact that she usually wound up in time out or in the corner for mouthing off, I loved that she believed her Daddy would take care of business for her. All children need to believe that.

As I was telling that story, I got a mental picture of her stance and the absolute confidence on her little face that her Daddy would fix it... whatever it was. And then almost immediately, I realized something for the very first time. As many times as I've told that story over the years, I never saw it for the spiritual Truth that it is.

What if we did the same thing now? Do you need something to be fixed? Tell your Father. You don't like what's going on in your life? Tell your Father. Do you need something to change? Tell your Father.  

Do you believe that your Abba Father will take care of business for you? All God's children need to believe that...

Prayer:

Father,

          We know who You are and who we are to You. You have called us by Your Name, we are Yours. According to Your Word in Psalm 100, we will serve You, LORD, with gladness. We will come before Your presence with singing.  We know that You, LORD, are God; It is You who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are Your people and the sheep of Your pasture. We will enter into Your gates with thanksgiving, And into Your courts with praise. We will be thankful to You, and bless Your Name. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen