His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!”
His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!" Romans says that we "have received a spirit of sonship"; Galatians says that "God sent forth the Spirit of His Son" into us. Because the Spirit of the Son of God enters into our spirit, our spirit becomes a spirit of sonship. Furthermore, verse 15 mentions "a spirit of sonship in which we cry, Abba, Father"; but in Galatians 4:6 it says that "the Spirit of His Son" cries "Abba, Father." Whether we cry or He cries, we both cry together. When we cry, He cries in our crying. When He cries, we cry with Him. The subject of crying in verse 15 is "we," but in Galatians 4:6 the subject of crying is "the Spirit." These two verses prove that we and He, our spirit and the Spirit, are one. When we cry, "Abba, Father," He joins with us in our crying. The Spirit cries in our crying because the Spirit of the Son of God indwells our spirit. Hence, there is no fear, only a sweet crying of "Abba, Father."
"Abba" is an Aramaic word which also means father. When these two terms "Abba" and "Father" are put together, the result is a deep, sweet sense that is exquisitely intimate. "Abba, Father" is sweetness intensified. When you say, "Abba, Father," do you have a sweet, intimate sensation within you? If you do, it proves that