Romans 8:15-17
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.



God did free us in order for us to in bondage to fear. He freed us so that we could live by faith and to live victoriously. Jesus says that whatever is born of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. So when we are born again, we are born of the Holy Spirit, born of God which makes us children of God. We cry out to God, "Abba, Father." So now we not only have an earthly father, but also a heavenly father. I don't know about some of you, but I was born an illegitimate child. I don't know who my real father is. Yet from my birth, I was given a stepfather who loved me with the best he could. When I found out in 2009 that I was an illegitimate son, I was grieved and cried out to God. I was so discouraged, angry and depressed about it. But you know friends, I've learnt that whatever is physical is physical. Whatever is spiritual is spiritual.

In the Old Testament, things were all done through external events and acts and a lot of rituals and spiritual things had to be done in the physical in order to reflect the spiritual. So, illegitimacy was not a good thing in the Old Testament. Illegitimacy was considered imperfection and so illegitimate children could not enter the assembly of God, to enter the tabernacle to worship. Therefore God manifested His love and grace by sending Jesus to die for us so that our sins can be forgiven and that we can be made whole and clean. More than that, now in the New Covenant, God says He will live inside of us instead, and we our bodies will become the temples of the Holy Spirit and we can speak to Him directly now. Friends, physically, I would not be able to enter the assembly. However, because of God's saving grace and salvation, I am now born of the God and I have been given the right to become a child of God so that I come not only into the courtyard to worship, but into the Most Holy Place where I can encounter God.

Friends, we need not live in fear and worry of the physical things anymore because now we have a Heavenly Father to provide for us, just like how God has provided for us our spiritual provisions. The best thing about this new birth in God is what I really want to communicate today. Don't ever live in defeat and condemnation anymore. Fear should not have a foothold in your life anymore. Instead, live by faith and trust in God. The Bible tells us that we are joint heirs with Christ because we are all children of God now and we what Jesus inherits, we are also have a share of the inheritance. Don't let anyone tell you that you are a failure anymore. Instead, rise up and trust in God, step out of your comfort zones and walk forward in faith wherever you go. Prosperity will always follow us because we are joint heirs with Christ. We will inherit whatever He has inherited. If He has inherited victory, then in Him, we also have victory.