The Spirit Of AdoptionSample

Now, let's look at these three verses from Roms.8:15, 16, 17. How does the Holy Spirit demonstrate this adoption? The first mark of adoptive sons is they're led by the Holy Spirit. They're directed by the Holy Spirit. Their lives are controlled by the Holy Spirit. 

We are introduced to this marvellous reality that the Holy Spirit has taken up residence in our lives and internally, He is directing us.  He doesn't lead by violence—listen, He doesn't lead by violence—He leads by inclination.  He generates in us inclination, bending, changing our will, changing our desires, changing our longings, changing our affections, shifting our interests. This is miraculous and this is part of what it is to be a partaker of the divine nature.

In other words we love what the divine nature loves, all of a sudden. We love the law of God, Paul says in Romans 7; we delight in the law of God, (Psalm 119)—175 times, David says it.  This is the work of the Holy Spirit. 

How does He lead us? In two ways. Externally, by the Scripture: Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes that I may behold wonderful things from Your law.” In short the Holy Spirit shows us the truth of Scripture. Next, internally He leads by sanctification. Those two ways are typically the domain of the Holy Spirit. Externally, by the Scripture; internally, by a work of sanctification. 

It's time you understood that you're a living miracle.  It wasn't just a miracle that you're saved; it's a miracle that you're being sanctified, and it's a miracle when you're to be glorified. You know the miracle of glorification is still futuristic. You know when you leave here and go to heaven and you receive a glorified body and you're in the presence of the Lord; that's a miracle nobody would argue about.  And we understand the miracle of regeneration too.

But the miracle of sanctification is equally miraculous because you're being moved from one degree of glory to the next, by the Holy Spirit.  Externally, His instrumental means is the Scripture, and internally, He Himself works to sanctify you.

That's why David prays in Psalm 143:10, “Teach me to do Your will. Be my internal teacher.” Or Psalm 119:35, “Make me to go in the path of Your commandments.” “Make me go that way,” and that's what the Holy Spirit does. Or in Psalm 119:133, “Order my steps in Your Word.” 

Being led by the Spirit is not a moment of ecstasy; it's not some kind of moment of emotional elation. It's an everyday *living-way-of-life invisible miracle, conforming you more and more to Christ-likeness by bending your will and your desires in that direction.

Remember: IT’S TIME YOU UNDERSTOOD YOU ARE A LIVING MIRACLE!