Spirit of Adoption

In this episode of the Ministering Angel Podcast, the host explores the profound concept of spiritual adoption through Christ. Listeners are guided to understand their true identity as sons and daughters of God, emphasizing that they no longer need to live in fear, rejection, or striving for approval. Biblical scriptures, such as Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6-7, underline the message that being adopted into God's family brings unconditional love, security, and inheritance. Encouraged to walk in the fullness of this identity, believers are reminded that their worth is not based on past failures or worldly labels but on God's eternal truth. The podcast inspires listeners to embrace a life of confidence, acceptance, and transformation, stepping out of spiritual orphanhood into their rightful place in God’s family.

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Introduction: Feeling Out of Place

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 Have you ever felt like you don't belong? Like you are standing on the outside watching everyone else move with certainty and purpose while you quietly wonder if there's a place for you. Many of us have known rejection. Some carry scars of abandonment. Others walk under the heavy weight of striving, always working for approval, yet never feeling like they measure up.

The Truth of God's Word

But the truth of God's word cuts through every one of those lies. You were never meant to live like an orphan. Romans eight 15 declares for you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry. Abba. Father, this is more than theology. It is identity. It is inheritance. It is freedom. 

Adoption into God's Family

When you gave your life to Christ, you weren't simply forgiven of sin. You were adopted into God's family. Think about that. The creator of heaven and Earth didn't just save you to leave you wandering. He welcomed you into his household. He gave you his name, he calls you his own adoption, changes everything.

The Orphan Spirit vs. The Spirit of Adoption

 The orphan spirit is real. It's the lie that whispers, you're not wanted, you're not enough, you don't belong. It keeps people striving, performing, and living in fear of rejection, but the spirit of adoption exposes and destroys that lie. When you're adopted into God's family, rejection loses its grip. You don't have to earn his love because you already have it.

You don't have to prove yourself because he has already chosen you. Galatians four, six to seven reminds us, and because you are sons, God has sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts crying, Abba Father. So you are no longer a slave but a son. And if a son, then an heir through God. Notice the contrast.

No longer a slave but a son. No longer bound by fear, but free in love. No longer uncertain but secure in inheritance.

Identity and Inheritance in Christ

 When God adopts you, he gives you identity. You are no longer defined by your past, your failures, or the labels the world has tried to put on you. You carry his name. You are a son. You are a daughter. That changes how you walk, how you speak, how you see yourself, and how you face the future. Identity is powerful.

The enemy works over time to distort it because if you don't know who you are, you'll live beneath your calling. But adoption silences that confusion, God himself declares you are mine. That's identity rooted in eternal truth, not temporary opinion.

 Ephesians one five says He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of his will. Adoption means inheritance. Everything the father has made available through Christ belongs to you. Forgiveness, freedom, healing, authority, victory, and eternal life. You are not left empty handed.

You have access to the riches of his kingdom. This is not about material possessions, it's about spiritual authority. You are an heir with Christ. That means when fear comes, you don't face it alone. When the enemy attacks, you don't stand in your own strength. You stand as a son of the most high God, armed with his word, covered in his spirit and secured by his covenant.

 Fear is rooted in insecurity, wondering if you are loved, if you'll be abandoned, if you'll be left behind. But the spirit of adoption silences that fear. God does not change his mind about his children. He doesn't withdraw his love. When you fail, he doesn't turn his back when you stumble. He secures you in his family with a love that cannot be broken.

Romans 8 38 to 39 assures us. For, I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Adoption is eternal security. It is belonging that cannot be undone.

Living in the Spirit of Adoption

 So what does it look like to live in the spirit of adoption? It looks like intimacy. You no longer approach God as a distant ruler. You approach him as father, you cry out Abba, which means daddy. That word speaks of closeness, affection, and trust. It is the cry of a child who knows their father's love is unshakeable.

It looks like confidence. You no longer strive for approval. You live from approval. You no longer battle for acceptance. You walk in acceptance. You no longer shrink in fear. You stand in boldness. It looks like transformation. Orphans live in survival. Sons live in inheritance. Orphans fight for belonging. Sons rest in belonging. Orphans are driven by fear. Sons are led by love.

Call to Embrace Your Identity

 Here's the call. Stop living like God is distant. He's not just the creator of the universe. He's your father. You have the right to call him Abba. You have the right to walk in the fullness of sonship. That's intimacy, that's belonging, that's security, that's inheritance. That's the spirit of adoption.

Jehovah is exalted when his children walk in their true identity. The world doesn't need more Christians living as slaves to fear. It needs sons and daughters who walk with confidence, boldness, and love, showing by their lives that they belong to the father. So rise up. Step out of the shadows of rejection and fear.

Embrace your place in the family of God. Walk in the spirit of adoption that changes everything.

 Thank you for joining the Ministering Angel Podcast. Stay connected, stay inspired, and continue growing in faith. Until next time, be blessed and keep shining your light.