12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “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 fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8
Christ brings us together as heirs, as children of God. We often forget that and go our separate ways. But God has also given us our "Rememberer." In the upper room, when He promised the Holy Spirit, Christ said that He would "call us to remembrance" of things. The Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are His children, plural. He brings us together as family. We need Him and we need one another. Let's stop trying to be so independent.
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