"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. The Spirit Himself bears witness to our spirit that we our children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified." (Romans 8:15-17).
It breaks my heart when I think how deceived we are by this world. Solomon tells us there is nothing new under the sun; and yet so many think there is something in them that makes them unique, ignoring the glory of our Creator. Has anyone reading this ever seen the movie 'The Rescuers'? Remember how the little girl was so desperate to escape from that woman who just wanted to use her to fetch pearls, by putting on her mask of love at the adoption agency (er, something like that, it's been a long time ;)), only to finally end up with a family who truly loved her as she is? Well, the world is that woman, who puts on a mask of love and dupes us from the arms of our true Father. How many fathers do you know that, after seeing their son or daughter fall over and over again, says 'Forget trying to walk, I'd rather just see you crawl around hopelessly the rest of your life'. Not one! Why then do we think that God would ever give up on us, when there is literally not one person who could be more on our side than Him!
I think it is because we fall in love with the symptoms of love, rather than the root source of it. If I was to say to one of you, 'A rose is a beautiful fragrance' you would say, 'Uh, no, a rose makes a beautiful fragrance, but you can't say that it is.' That then being true, why are we so quick to surround ourselves with signs that God loves us, like cars, clothes, toys, and comfort, and so hesitant about embracing the source of all good things? I stand guilty above all, for not constantly looking to the Holy Spirit to be my guide in contentment. God gave us people to love, and things to use, and yet we love things and use people. Please, like Joe spoke about today, let's not define ourselves by things we possess, or the careers we choose, God made us as human beings, not human doings. We need to remember that we are loved unconditionally, and so must we return to our God and our people.
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