Opening: When you were young, who caused you to change your behavior by their
powerful influence?
Scripture: Read
Romans 8:1-17.
Connect
the Text with Your Life:
- Another Roman’s Road Scripture here: Romans 8:1. Memorize this verse today.
- There are some that say that everyone in the world is a child of God. Is that what the Scripture says? Reread verse 14. Would you count yourself a member of His family? Why?
- Αββα is an Aramaic word for “father.” In the Gemara (a Rabbinical commentary on the Mishna, the traditional teaching of the Jews), it is stated that slaves were forbidden to address the head of the family by this title. Αββα is the word framed by the lips of infants, and signifies unreasoning trust. Contemporary equivalents might be “Daddy” or “Papa.” How does it make you feel that you can call God “Papa?”
Prayer
Focus: That we would have complete assurance through the
Holy Spirit that we are children of God.
