Day 6

Scripture to Read: Romans 8:16

All of us, as Christians, have gone through times of doubting whether we belong to God or not. Our doubts often arise when we have gotten out of deep fellowship with our Lord and His Word. When our lives get too busy for deep fellowship with our Lord and filling our minds and hearts with His Word, we open ourselves to the enemy's lies. The spiritual forces of wickedness (Ephesians 6:12) can’t do anything about our eternal salvation, but they seek to distract us with the stuff of this world. When we get distracted, we become less useful to serving our King. But, God reminds us today in Romans 8:16, The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. God has given us His Holy Spirit to live in us. One of the Holy Spirit’s roles is to continually testify to us that we are God’s children. God wants us to know that we belong to Him and that our relationship with Him is eternally secure. But when we get distracted by the enemy's lies and get out of fellowship with our Lord and His Word, we can become deaf to the Holy Spirit’s voice. Our fellowship with our Lord is critical, not only for overcoming doubt but also for fulfilling the works God has for us to walk in each day (Ephesians 2:10). God desires that we always know who we are in Him and what He’s given us through our Lord Jesus Christ. As we listen to Him through His Word, His Spirit confirms that we belong to Him.

Challenge & Application

· What did God teach you today about His Spirit in you? · How are you guarding your heart and mind against the distractions of the spiritual forces of darkness?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

This week, we will only focus on four verses in Romans 8. Though we are only examining four verses, we will see that God’s powerful Truth will speak volumes to each one of us. Last week, God spoke to us about our “flesh” and His Spirit dwelling in us. We continue in that same arena, but God gives us more about our adoption through Christ our ...

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Day 2

Yesterday, we left off with a good understanding of what it means to be led by God’s Holy Spirit in us. But there is still more to learn, so let’s examine Galatians 5:17–18. God tells us in Galatians 5:17–18, For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that...

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Day 3

Today, we have the privilege of examining more great news about who we are in Christ. We know God has told us that we must willingly be led daily by His Holy Spirit in us. But let’s make sure we don’t miss what God says next in Romans 8:14, that all those led by His Spirit are sons of God. At first glance, we might read right past God’s power...

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Day 4

OK, so we know that we are God’s children and that God has confirmed this Truth throughout His Word. But God wants us also to know that because we’re His children, we have some extraordinary privileges. In Romans 8:15, God’s Word says, For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adopt...

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Day 5

Today, we’re going to look a little deeper at Romans 8:15. We need to make sure we understand what God means when He says that we’ve been given a spirit of adoption as Christians. We also need to examine closely that God provides every Christian the privilege of calling Him “Abba, Father.” We only find “Abba” used three times in the entire Bi...

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Day 6

All of us, as Christians, have gone through times of doubting whether we belong to God or not. Our doubts often arise when we have gotten out of deep fellowship with our Lord and His Word. When our lives get too busy for deep fellowship with our Lord and filling our minds and hearts with His Word, we open ourselves to the enemy's lies. The sp...

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Day 7

We come to the close of another incredible week in God’s Word. This week, God has taught us much about His desire for deep intimate fellowship with us each day. He has reminded us that we are His children and that He is our loving Heavenly Daddy. As we close out today, we read in Romans 8:17, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fell...

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