I Have Jesus’ Spirit, Who Calls out “Abba, Father”

I Have Jesus’ Spirit, Who Calls out “Abba, Father”

Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

Galatians 4:6 ESV

Excerpted from my newest book: The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You:

A Daily Adventure with Your Identity in Christ

Steps on Your Journey to Discover How God Sees You:

Think about each part of this verse. Meditate on each section, asking God to reveal more of what He wants you to see today:

Because you are sons (and daughters). When God calls us His sons, He is referring to both sons and daughters. Think about what privileges we have as God’s children. God gives us things He doesn’t give to others who don’t believe in Him.

God has sent. I believe this was a difficult choice Father God made to bring us into relationship with Himself.

The Spirit of His Son. Why do you think God sent you the Spirit of His Son? What does it mean that you have the Spirit of Jesus in your heart? How does that affect you?

Crying, “Abba! Father!” Why does the Spirit cry “Abba. Father?” Why doesn’t He just teach us that cry? Have you heard Him crying “Abba, Father?” The New Living Translation says, “Because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, ‘Abba, Father.’”

Abba is the Greek word for “father,” but it is a more intimate term, like daddy. Imagine yourself as a child who is in danger crying, “Daddy, help me.” The Spirit is teaching us to call out to our Heavenly Father, seeing Him as our Daddy who loves us and cares for us.

Jesus had intimacy with His Father, where He could cry out to Him. Jesus’ Spirit is in us teaching us to have that same intimacy with Father God as Jesus had. In Mark 14:36, when Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, crying out to God, He used “Abba.”

God adopted you, but then He sent the Spirit of His Son to live in you, reminding you constantly that you are His child. He reminds you that you can call out to Him, “Daddy, help!”

A Prayer for You:

Abba Father, thank You for sending the Spirit of Your Son into my heart, teaching me to cry out to You, teaching me that I am Your loved child. Help me to understand this truth more deeply. Help me to hear the Spirit crying out, “Abba. Father” and help me learn to cry out to you in the same way.

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Blessings,

Gaylyn Williams, author of The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart: A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names

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