Sonship

Romans 8:15 says The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

If you feel like a slave, like you’re in bondage, like you’re doing the same hard labor without being noticed or recognized, if your back is breaking and you’re about to fall – that’s is NOT the life He has for you.

The Spirit that lives in you does NOT make you feel all of those things that a slave feels – one who is in bondage and abused.  That sort of mentality does breed fear.

But RATHER…

The Spirit that lives in us has brought us into sonship – we belong to the FATHER. “Abba” is an intimate term for Father – it denotes relationship – one of father/daughter or father/son.

If we haven’t experienced a good relationship with our earthly father, we often feel the same frustration with our heavenly father.

So we just have to recognize that our good Father does not treat us like a slave – but rather as his own – one who belongs to him and enjoys everything he has in his house.

Do not fear.  Your Father loves you because you bear his name.