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"Abba, Father," he cried
out, "everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering
away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." Mark 14:36
Paul
reminds the church at Galatia that they are God’s children. Today, as believers
in Jesus as our Savior, we are God’s children, too.
And because we are his children,
God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out,
"Abba, Father." Galatians
4:6
One
of my favorite memories of my paternal grandfather is that of a big group of
family all gathered around the kitchen table at Grandma and Grandad’s house and
Grandad asked the blessing for the lunch we were about to receive. His prayer
in German, his native language, was Alle Liebe Unser Abba Vater (All
Love Our Abba Father). He was a man of few words—but these were heartfelt. We
all enjoyed a wonderful meal together. Where did we all sit since it was a
small house? That is a good question—but the food and our time was blessed. We
loved God. He loved us.
Do
you have a special memory of the realization that God is your Father? Let that
recognition or awareness sink into your very being. He is a loving Father. Our
Abba Father.
So
letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the
Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. For the sinful nature is
always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will. That's
why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never
please God. ... And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die
because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with
God. ... For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you
have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received
God's Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, "Abba,
Father." For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are
God's children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact,
together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his
glory, we must also share his suffering. Romans 8:6-8, 10, 14-17
Prayer
– Abba Father, I love You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. I wait
patiently for Your plan to be fulfilled here on earth…as it is in heaven. Thank
you for the daily bread…food for our bodies and our spirits. I praise Your very
name. Surround us with Your love which is an assurance of Your promise of
eternal life with You. We are heirs with Christ Jesus only in your grace. For
that we are forever thankful.
Meditate.
Consider the Abba Father’s influence in your life.
Verse
of Salvation ~ While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings,
with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God
heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was
God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God
qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal
salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a
High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:7-10
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