Daily Prayer & Devotion
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There are so many couples who
long to have children.
I pray that those couples will find their delight in You and that You will give them the desires of their hearts...
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Many children long for loving parents and a stable family to provide for and care for them.
I pray that you will give each of them hope and give them the desires of their hearts.
Please bring loving parents and children together into loving families.
Please meet their needs and show your
hand of blessing in their lives.
Thank you for hearing this prayer and for working in these special families and for all of your children who trust and delight in You...
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His
faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:3-5
In the loving name of Jesus, I pray,
Amen.
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The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Adoption
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."
Romans 8:15
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Adoption who placed you in the family of God. The Spirit of Adoption facilitated your legal adoption by God the Father. Now that you have all the “rights” of God’s children, you can call Him Abba, Father. Just as children are legal heirs of all their father’s possessions, so you can inherit all the riches and benefits of your Father in Heaven. Because none of us are worthy to be God’s children, our adoption is a gift of grace. It was through the death of Christ that our sins were forgiven, giving us a basis to become God’s children.
Holy Spirit, thank You for making me a legal child of God; thank You for my adoption. Now help me please my Father and serve Him.
The Spirit of Adoption makes all the Father’s wealth available to you. The Holy Spirit gives you a new nature (Ephesians 4:22-24) and intercedes to the Father for you (Romans 8:26-27). The Holy Spirit can show you all the glories of Heaven (Ephesians 2:7) and give you Christian character (Galatians 5:22-23). The Holy Spirit will deliver to you all that the Father wants to do for you. But you must desire these benefits and claim them.
Holy Spirit, I was an alien from God, without hope and without promise (Ephesians 2:12), but You drew me to salvation. You made it possible for me to be adopted into Your family. Thank You for this new relationship with the Father. Now help me live as a child of God should live.
Amen.
