Spirit of Freedom

UV 964/10,000 The Spirit of Freedom For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 8 v 15 When we receive Christ by faith into our hearts, we receive the spirit of children of God. We become children not by natural means but by adoption. The Israelites trembled at entering the presence of God out of fear that they would die due to His holiness and judgement. They dare not even pronounce His name also fully but spoke it under their breath out of reverence. But the Lord God declares this kind of fear to be like their bondage to Egypt. The Holy Spirit who dwells in us sets us free of the shackles of fear. Instead of bondage, we now have the spirit of bonding with the Father. We do not have to hesitate in calling Him, “ Abba” or Father since He has adopted us as His children. Jesus Christ is the first born and we through our faith in Him are brought into relationship with God and with each other as brothers and sisters and as co-heirs to the great spiritual inheritance that the Lord promises His children. Adam and Eve cowered in fear after they disobeyed God. Their guilt made them hide. By believing in the words of the evil one and disbelieving the words of the Holy One, they had chosen to be in bondage to satan and to be inheritors of the wrath of God. By believing the words of Jesus and His work on the cross, we are set free from every form of spiritual oppression or yoke of bondage that mankind became naturally prey to. We are inheritors of the love, grace and mercy of the Lord. Instead of being subject to punishment for our deeds and misdeeds, we become eligible for great rewards. As children ask their father boldly for their need, we can cry out to the Lord for our need. The spirit of being children of God enables us to fellowship with Him freely, without restraint or hindrance. We have many privileges of this newly forged relationship- the curse is broken, we are greatly blessed, we can address Him any time and all the time as children approach their father, we are subject to the discipline, teaching and leading by the Father, we reflect the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives and character, we experience a new sense of freedom and joy, we inherit all that is promised in the Word of God, we are spared from judgement, we become kings and priests in God’s eyes, our prayers are precious to Him. We are precious and honoured in His sight. We are the apple of His eye. We have received instead of the spirit of fear, the spirit of love, power and self control. His perfect love working in us over time drives out our every fear- the fear of disease, the fear of death, the fear of failure, the fear of judgement, the fear of poverty, the fear of curses, the fear of violence, the fear of evil. Prateep V Philip