...the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.'There used to be a billboard that asked the question, "Who's the father?" It was advertising DNA testing. They can take a child's DNA and test another person's DNA to see if it matches in order to scientifically prove if two people are related. Out of the billions of people on earth, the chances of your DNA matching someone that’s not your family is so small that it's inconceivable.
(Rom. 8:15 NIV)
When you gave your life to Christ, the Scripture talks about how you became a new creation. You were born into a new family. You entered into a new bloodline. Now imagine that somehow we could do spiritual DNA testing. They took a sample DNA from your Heavenly Father and then a sample DNA from you. They ran all the tests. The good news is, it would come back a perfect match. Proven beyond all doubt that you are His child! You have His DNA. You come from a royal blood line.
Now don't you dare go around thinking that you’re average. "I could never accomplish my dreams." "I'll never get out of debt." Are you kidding? Do you know who your Father is? You have His DNA. He created worlds. There's nothing too much for you!
A Prayer for Today
Father, thank You for choosing me and making me Your own. Thank You for adopting me into Your family. Help me to truly understand what it means to be an heir of Your Kingdom in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Joel Osteen is a native Texan and the Pastor of Lakewood Church, which according to Church Growth Today is America's largest and fastest growing church.
