READ Romans 8
What the Law cannot do in delivering us from sin, God does through Christ.

INSIGHT
In Greece, a little boy might run into the kitchen and call “Mama, Mama!” when he wants to find his mother. And late in the afternoon as he hears familiar masculine footsteps approaching the house, he may run out to his father and cry “Abba, Abba!” “Mama” and “Abba” are terms of close family endearment. God loves the whole world, but He loves His spiritual children in a different, special way. With respect and joy, we can express our love back to Him with the tender name, “Abba, Abba.” It’s a term of endearment in the spiritual family.

PRAYER
Because the Lord has made us a part of such a loving entity as the body of Christ, offer your praise to Him:
Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!  
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before him with joyful songs.  
Acknowledge that the Lord is God.
He made us, and we are his,—
His people, the sheep of his pasture.  
Enter his gates with thanksgiving  
And his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.  
For the Lord is good,
And his faithful love endures forever;
His faithfulness, through all generations
(Psalm 100:1-5).

Pause for praise and thanksgiving, and pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Achan replied to Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel (Joshua 7:20).

Make your ways known to me, Lord;
Teach me your paths.  
Guide me in your truth and teach me,  
For you are the God of my salvation;  
I wait for you all day long
(Psalm 25:4-5).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father! ” (Romans 8:15).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Health and strength to serve Him
• His will to be done on earth
• Today’s activities

Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted. I had heard reports about you, but now my eyes have seen you (Job 42:2, 5).