Praise be to You, My God, for You have blessed me with “sonship” through Christ, Your Son. You chose me, even before the creation of the world, to share in a family relationship with You. In love, You adopted me as Your son though Christ in accordance with Your desire and will. Through Your Son, I’ve been bought with a price so that my sins are forgiven and I can find fellowship with You. By Your grace, I have been given wisdom and understanding so I might comprehend the mysteries of faith and get to know You better. Through Christ, You have united Heaven and Earth for Your purposes. Having made the choice to accept Your Son as my Savior, You sealed me with the promise of the Holy Spirit who confirms my redemption and “sonship” and guarantees my inheritance as a son. In being made a joint heir, I accept the benefits and responsibilities of “sonship”.
Through my “sonship”, I get first-hand training and an opportunity to walk in Your light. My desire is to have the eyes of my heart enlightened so that I can recognize your purpose for my life, the riches of my inheritance and the power You have given to me as Your child. Help me become an imitator of You so I can live a life filled with love and a desire to reach out to the unloved. Through my relationship with You, I have been given the gift of Your light so I can find my way out of darkness and give hope to others. The fruit of the light I have received is unconditional love, righteousness, and truth. I am thankful that Your light has exposed the deeds of darkness and helped me avoid sin. I should remain alert and self-controlled if I want to do good and steer clear of evil. I must not take lightly Your discipline and lose heart when I am corrected. I should never forget that a “true” Father disciplines those He loves.
To remain in good standing with You, I must do what is right in Your eyes and love my neighbor as myself. I must not only show my love in words, but with deeds. Through my “sonship”, You have given me the power to overcome evil with good. Since I am an offspring, I will listen closely to what You have to say and then do it. I must never allow anything to substitute for You because in so-doing, I give up my “sonship”. You have sent Your Son as an example of how to live uprightly. By my faith in Him, I have been given eternal life and the power to do Your will. I can give You no greater joy than to walk in Your truth. I rejoice in the fact that, through my “sonship”, we can both express our feelings openly with each other. As Your child, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I am shown how to navigate life, make sound decisions and stay true to what You stand for. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.