It is Father’s Day in America.
For some, Father’s Day brings warm memories and deep gratitude. For others, it may surface wounds of absence, loss, or longing. Nevertheless, whether your earthly father was a hero or a heartache, Scripture holds out something unshakable: the truth that, through Christ, you have been invited to call the God of heaven Abba. That is the heartbeat of our passage this morning.
We’re going to spend our time in one of the most beautiful and beloved chapters in all of Scripture, Romans 8. If the book of Romans is the Apostle Paul’s Mount Everest, then chapter 8 is its sunlit summit. It has been called the golden chapter of Romans, and by many, the greatest chapter in the New Testament. Why? Because in it, Paul gathers up the full weight of gospel hope and lifts it high with unbreakable assurance.
There is no condemnation at the beginning (v. 1) and no separation at the end (v. 39), and in between, a flood of truths about the Spirit, our adoption, our suffering, and our future glory.
Romans 8 is where theology becomes doxology. It’s where doctrine becomes delight. Nestled in the middle of this majestic chapter is a radiant truth we often miss in the chaos of life: we are not just forgiven by God in Christ, we are fathered by Him.
So today, let’s slow down and ask the question:
What does it really mean to have God as our Father?
I believe Romans 8:14–17 gives us three profound answers to that question. I hope you’ll listen in and this message blesses you.
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