Galatians 4:6-7

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Galatians 4:6-7

An amazing thing happens when you get saved, you believe by faith in Jesus’ sacrifice for you, you’re redeemed by God’s grace and receive eternal life, which is pretty amazing! But on top of that, the Holy Spirit is sent to live in your heart and you have a new relationship with the God. You not only know Him as Lord, Savior, and Creator of heaven and earth, but you know you know Him as Father and not just Father but Daddy, which is what “Abba” means.

You know many men who are fathers, it’s a title they carry because they have a child. But you wouldn’t be comfortable calling them daddy. Yet because God’s Spirit dwells in you, you have an intimate relationship with God. He’s not only our heavenly father, He’s your daddy and that changes everything.

We aren’t servants or slaves, but sons and daughters, heirs through Christ. Romans 8:14-15 says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

Can you see how that changes everything? We are free to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, knowing we have a daddy that loves us so.

Pastor Doug Hardin