"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.""

We are a new creature in Christ we new relationship with God. This relationship of adopted child to Father changes not only our status but our relating to Him. God is no longer some distant Judge but a loving Father whom we can turn to.

As oppose to our prior relationship of sinner to God, we can now look to Him whenever we face trouble. We know He forgives as we repent from our sins. It is no longer living in fear but living in confidence that with His help, we can be more than conqueror.

John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was one person living in fear before he knew that he was indeed forgiven during his Aldersgate experience. He would record his thoughts and deeds to check that he was not sinning and that he kept a holy to ensure he pleased God. He was like a 'paranoid'. But when he learnt that God has forgiven him, he was changed not just his heart, but he acted in greater faith. Let's live in the power of Resurrection.


Let John Wesley speaks for himself:
In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while the leader was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.
The Journal of John Wesley, May 24, 1738

Lord, let me live in the Spirit of Adoption, to be truly, the King's adopted child. Amen.