God’s True Children Certainly Should Know

One of the challenges of life is to live confidently in a world where we have so little control over life’s circumstances. Since our living in this world encompasses many unplanned, unwanted, undesirable, and unknown circumstances and events which leave us with questions that stretch our trust, it is critical that we believe God and know Him in a personal relationship of certain faith. Despite these challenges to our faith God has determined within Himself that He wanted a family of children that He has given assurances of protection and provision in this world as we live for Him while we serve and wait for the fullness of His plan and purposes to be fulfilled.

While we are waiting and serving Him, we can be sure that He knows each and every one who belongs to Him. “The Lord knows those that are His and let everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Timothy 2:19). There should be no doubt in our minds that we are known by our God who is omniscient, but He has sent His Spirit to personally direct, interact and intimately superintend each of us individually so that we will know He knows us as His children. The question of devotion and meditation for us is, do we know and experience the Holy Spirit’s presence which is designed to give assurance and certainty to us?

First, as a new child have you seen a desire to turn away from the old sins that used to control you through your flesh, (vs 13)? We now have an inner enablement through the Holy Spirit’s presence to put to death the deeds of the body. Secondly, have you sensed an otherness in you that prompts and guides your understanding of how God wants you to see or do something according to His will, (vs 14)? The Holy Spirit has come that sons and daughters can be led into the mind of God (I Corinthians 2:9-15). Thirdly, do you have a freedom and peace about approaching God as a true child and not a distant stranger, (vs 15, 16)? It has been made know to our hearts that we now have a special relationship of intimacy with God as our new Daddy.

Prayer: Abba Father, it is such a warmth of gratitude in our hearts to know You have brought us into special relationship as Your heirs and joint heirs with Your Son. Please, we want the Holy Spirit’s control that we will not miss anything that You intend for us to know and do as Your children. In Jesus Name, amen.
By Pastor Wayne Cockrell