Week 27 Day 5 – Abba! Father!

There is something deeply personal about calling someone “Dad.” It’s not a title we give lightly. If someone is not your father, it would feel awkward—even unnatural—to use such an intimate name. But when you are someone’s child, the name flows freely. It comes from a place of belonging. That’s what Paul is describing here. The Holy Spirit doesn’t just inform us that we are children of God. He moves our hearts to cry out to God as “Abba, Father.” This isn’t forced or formal. It’s the instinct of sonship. The Spirit plants within us the deep, childlike assurance that we truly belong to God.

You do not call God “Father” with conviction because you’ve psyched yourself into believing it. You call Him Father because the Spirit bears witness with your spirit that it is true. The voice inside you that turns to God in love, dependence, and trust is not merely yours—it is a joint witness. The Spirit speaks alongside your own heart, assuring you that you are not a stranger or slave, but a son or daughter. This is why you can pray to God not with embarrassment or pretense, but with boldness and warmth. Every time you cry out to God with that deep inner sense that He hears you as a Father, you are tasting the assurance of salvation.