For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father!”


Romans 8:14-15


We did not receive a spirit of slavery. Slavery leads to fear. We have received a spirit of adoption. In our baptism, God adopts us into his family. This means that we can call God “Abba,” an Arabic word that means “daddy.”


When, in our spirit and in the depths of our being, we know that God is our Father and that he loves us, we can live with confidence. There is no need to live in fear because the almighty maker of heaven and earth finds value and worth in us.


Take a moment to cry out to God. Call him Father. Ask for the grace for this truth to sink in deep into your spirit.