Romans 8:12-17
Our Obligation to God the Spirit (vv. 12-13)
A. We owe nothing to the flesh = Death
B. We owe it all to God = Life
Our Adoption by God the Father (vv. 14-15)
A. All humans are God’s creation
B. All saved become God’s children
Our Position with God the Son (vv. 16-17)
A. We have God’s assurance of our adoption
B. We are God’s heirs through our adoption
C. We will share God’s glory in our adaption
More to Consider
An American with an English gentleman was viewing the Niagara whirlpool
rapids, when he said to his friend: "Come, and I'll show you the greatest
unused power in the world." And taking him to the foot of Niagara Falls,
"There," he said, "is the greatest unused power in the world!"
"Ah, no, my brother, not so!" was the reply. "The greatest unused power in
the world is the Holy Spirit of the living God." A. J. Gordon
A committee of ministers in a certain city was discussing the possibility of
having D. L. Moody to serve as the evangelist during a city-wide evangelistic
campaign.
Finally, one young minister who did not want to invite Moody stood up and
said: "Why Moody? Does he have a monopoly of the Holy Spirit?"
There was silence. Then an old, godly minister spoke up: "No, he does not
have a monopoly of the Holy Spirit; but the Holy Spirit has a monopoly of
D.L. Moody."
Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations: Signs of the Times
Waiting to board a plane, on which he had a reservation, Brigadier General
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., overheard the piteous plea of a private at the ticket
window: "I'm going overseas in three days. I want to see my Ma before I go.
I can go home and back only if I travel by plane! It was explained to him that
every seat on the plane was taken.
Just then, Brigadier General Roosevelt stepped forward and said, "I'll
surrender my seat to him!" "But," protested a fellow officer to the general,
"this is a matter of rank!" "That's right," quickly replied General Roosevelt,
"he's a son, I'm only a general!" God conferred the highest honor upon us
when he called us sons!
Walter B. Knight
