Emy Moore Brookins

So good.

So good.

Love is what predestined us, like predestined for adoption.

Like it was always in God's mind that he was going to deliver you from something.

And so when you look at the things that you've gone through and you're like, man, I really am heartbroken that I had to endure a season like this or that my childhood lacked a figure to pour into me.

The Lord always destined to take you out of that place.

And it may have not been his will that you were there, but it was always his will to deliver you from it.

Because why?

You belong to him.

He is your first father.

You belong to him first, right?

Adoption comes from Jesus and Jesus's blood brings us into adoption of us being the Lord's children.

And to close out the entirety of this message, I think it's really important to ask the question, how do I know I'm a son and daughter in Christ, right?

And I think there's three points.

The first one, my amazing husband has really taught me, which is what Romans 8 said.

We just read it.

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God, right?

So if I'm led by the Spirit, that is evidential proof that I am an active child of God.

And what does it mean to walk in the way of the Spirit, to be led by the Spirit of God?

It's to know His voice, to be convicted and corrected by Him.