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OUR DAILY BREAD                                  July 6, 1994
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Read:  Romans 8:12-17

                           HI DAD!

             You received the Spirit of adoption. 

                       - Romans 8:15

I arrived at the airport from an out-of-town trip, and as is our
routine I called to let my family know they could pick me up. I
dialed our number and expected to hear the customary "Hello."
Instead, 6-year-old Stevie picked up the phone and said, "Hi,
Dad!" Having been told when my plane was expected, Stevie had
complete confidence that I would be on the other end of the
phone.

His faith in Dad to be where he said he would be is a little like
our faith in God to be on the other end of our prayers. This
certainty of knowing that we have a listening and responsive
Father comes in part from passages such as Romans 8. Here Paul
told us that we who have trusted Christ as Savior have become
children of God, and that because of this relationship we can go
to Him with the assurance that He will hear us. Paul said that we
can cry out, "Abba, Father" (v.15). Abba is an Aramaic word
expressing intimacy. Today's equivalent is "Daddy."

Do you need to talk with someone close? To share your cares and
burdens? If you are a believer in Jesus, you have a Father who
loves you and is waiting to hear from you. When the time comes to
pray, you can be confident that your Father is on the line. --JDB

Come, my soul, your plea prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He Himself has bid you pray, 
Therefore will not turn away

         -Newton


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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You'll never get a busy signal
on the prayer line to heaven.

The Bible In One Year: 2 Kings 18-19


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