Rom
8:16
The Spirit
itself beareth witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God:
The Lord
Submits Evidence
How
wonderful for the Lord to do this! The
Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. These words ‘bear witness’ means to
‘corroborate with evidence’. The Holy
Spirit points out and labels pieces of evidence in order to convict us that we,
indeed, are ‘guilty’ of being His children.
How does He do this? He might
show you fruit in your life that was never there before you had Christ dwelling
in your heart by faith. He might show
you a desire within you that you would never have had before you were born
again. He might cause you to notice a
lack of desire for sinful things you once were actually enslaved to. What evidence have you seen in your life that
shows you are God’s child? This is one
of the works of the Holy Spirit. He is
the best attorney convicting us, not only of sin, but of being God’s
child. Thank You Lord for giving us Your
Holy Spirit to show us concrete evidence to combat the accuser of our brethren
and internal lies that seek to persuade us that we do not belong to You. We love you Daddy!
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