Reading through Romans-Children of God

Romans 8:16 "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God"

The Spirit Himself bears witness to our spirit that we are children of God: Plainly put, Paul says that those who are God's children, born again by the Spirit of God, know their status because the Holy Spirit testifies to our spirit that this is so.

John 1 tells us how we can become children of God: "He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name"

This is not to say that there are not those who wrongly think or assume they are God's children apart from the Spirit's testimony. There are also Christians whose heads are so foggy from spiritual attack that they begin to believe the lie that they are not God's children after all. Nevertheless the witness of the Spirit is still there.

We are children of God: If we have accepted the gift of eternal life through the work of Christ on the cross on our behalf then we don't have to wonder if we are really Christians or not. God's children know who they are.

Dear Holy and Loving God, Thank you for adopting me into your family!  I am so grateful that you found me and showed me my need for a Savior so that I could accept your gift and become your child!