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     For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Romans 8:15-16

Gracious Father, on any given day, numerous voices vie for our attention, listening, and hearts. Voices of from the past, nickel-and-dime our peace away with threats, regrets, and shame: “If people knew what you’re really like. You haven’t changed a bit. Why would God ever love someone like you? Didn’t I tell you you’d never amount to anything?”

Voices of the present, hijacked by the father of lies, scheme to tempt, seduce us, then accuse us—doing everything possible to rob us of our peace and joy. Sometimes Satan shouts, more often he whispers, but always he’s condemning.

Often the most destructive voice striving for a hearing is our own. Many of the worse lies we believe are the ones we tell ourselves. We write grace-absent monologues of vanity and pride, or contempt and despair.

Voices from the future, usually fuel our fears with suggestions like, “You aren’t enough. You don’t have enough. You’ll be forgotten and left alone.”

BUT then there’s the voice of the Holy Spirit. O, how we praise you for that One voice which transcends and trumps every other voice—the gossiper of the gospel, the herald of our healing, the bearer of beauty, the messenger of mercy.

He’s the singer of sanity and the cantor of Christ—God the Holy Spirit testifying with our spirits that we are your bought, belonging and beloved children. How we praise you for the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Abba, Father, by the Spirit of Sonship, continue to free us from all of our slavish fears—past, present and future; and our Christ-absent dreams and nightmares. May the Spirit speak so loudly every other voice will be drowned out. May he speak so clearly every deceiving lie will be silenced. May he speak so convincingly every paralyzing doubt will be routed. So very Amen, we pray, in Jesus’ tender and triumphant name.

 

 

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