CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER (January-December, 2023)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023
TOPIC: ARE YOU TRULY GOD'S SON?
MEMORISE
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father (Galatians 4:6).
READ: Galatians 3:26-4:7
Galatians 3: 26-29
[26]. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
[27]. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
[28]. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
[29]. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4: 1-7
[1]. Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,
[2]. but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father.
[3]. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world.
[4]. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
[5]. to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
[6]. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
[7]. Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
EXPOSITION
Believers are sons and daughters of God (Gal. 3:26). It is through faith in the Lord Jesus Who offered Himself as a sacrifice to atone for man's sin that believers become God' children, members of His family and heirs with Christ. A Christian familys reads: "We are heirs of the Father, we are joint heirs, we are the sons, we are children of the kingdom, we are family, we are one". It is a rare privilege to be members of God's family. Millions of people are out there, who are still aliens to God. They have not yet appropriated the provision of God for man's salvation in Christ Jesus.
Before we were adopted as members of God's family, it cost God immeasurably-the sacrifice of His only begotten Son, Jesus. This sacrifice brings us closer to God. Both female and male believers are under this category "SONS" After all, the Bible acknowledges, *there is neither Jew nor Greek,...male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus* (Gal. 3:28). However, there is the slave-free dichotomy: anyone who doesn't accept the lordship of Jesus remains a slave, billed for damnation. As believer in Christ, *you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ* (Gal. 4:7). On no occasion should you forfeit your sonship. If you have not become a son, you should be tired of your slave status, and come to Christ Jesus. You are welcome to the family of God, in Jesus' name
SUGGESTED HYMN FOR TODAY: CAC GHB 525
1. Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
Chorus:
Yes, Je-sus loves me!
Yes, Je-sus loves me!
Yes, Je-sus loves me!
The Bi-ble tells me so!
2. Jesus loves me, He Who died
Heaven's gate to open wide;
He will wash away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
3. Jesus loves me, loves me still,
Though I'm very weak and ill;
From His shining throne on high
He will watch me where I lie.
4. Jesus loves me, He will stay
Close beside me all the way,
Then His little child will take
Up to Heav'n, for His dear sake.
Amen
PRAYER POINTS
1. Sing the family song, we are heir of the Father...., prayerfully.
2.Lord I refuse to forfeit my sonship in You, come what may.
3. Pray for CAC Babalola Region, our father in the Lord. the Superintendent, and its officers at the various levels as led by the Spirit of God
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Psalms 119:161-124:8
AUTHOR
CAC Worldwide
Remain blessed
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