The Witness of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:16-17)
Image from Pixabay. God is not a Scrooge when it comes to the believer’s enjoyment of salvation. You know the story A Christmas Carol , that in it Ebenezer Scrooge treats his employee, Bob Cratchit, very badly, making him work with low pay, in harsh conditions (he didn’t want to spend the money on coal to keep the place warm), and with little time off (only one day off for Christmas). But God is not like that. He gives generously. What James says about the gift of wisdom (“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him,” Jam. 1:5) is true of all God’s gifts. He gives us “all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Eph. 1:3). He has “given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (2 Pet. 1:3). He is our Shepherd and we shall not want (Ps. 23:1). You see that here in these verses...
