ROMANS 8:14

“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.”

I have mentioned my dad a lot in these devotional blogs through the years. I loved my dad. He was a special man. I am proud to be Jack Willis’ son. I have a son. I pray he will be able to say the same about me one day when I am dead and gone. I have a son-in-law who lost his dad last year. I have claimed him as my son, and I hope he is proud to be in our family. Sonship is powerful.

So, when Paul says those “who are being led by the Spirit of God” are His sons, that is a powerful statement. It is not something that he simply writes down in this letter. Remember, every word of the Scriptures is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17). You will notice the words “and daughters” is italicized. That is because those words are not in the Greek. The Greek word for “sons” can also mean children. So, this applies to males and females.

APPLICATION

This sonship (or daughtership I just made that word up) is predicated by “being led by the Spirit.” John 1:12 says, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name,…” We have the right to claim this sonship, if we receive and believe. That’s what the Word says.

But “being led” implies obedience. The Greek word for “being led” means movement under authority. Isn’t that cool? We are moving under God’s authority through the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Paul has been talking about this flesh versus Spirit thing for a while now in this letter. This isn’t an easy thing for most of us. We have to give up our rights and yield to His rights over us. I heard it said this way – “When we come to Christ, all our rights are nailed to the cross.” Have you allowed your rights to die on the cross?

Sonship also implies being an heir to the One you call Father. When my father passed, he left an inheritance to his children. We don’t receive an earthly inheritance when we die. But if we are a follower of Christ and are sons and daughters of God, we will receive a heavenly one. (Colossians 3:23-24). How good is that? We will leave all our earthly possessions to someone else, but in its place, we receive an eternal reward. That’s because we are His sons and daughters. Praise the Lord.

I am so thankful that You made me Your son when I accepted Your Son as my Savior and decided to follow Him.

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