Romans 8:15-17

15 For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father!

If we had to concern ourselves for one second about keeping a law or a rule, then we would always have fear. This is why we have the Holy Spirit within us, He gives us bliss. He gives us peace that passes all understanding We don’t have to take any thought whatsoever about ever falling short or messing up. The Holy Spirit continually tells us that we are always going to be God’s children and that our Father will never leave us or forsake us. 

    

16 The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God.

    

17 And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory.

We are every bit as much a child of God as Jesus is. This is the Truth that empowers us and drives us to serve others. We have the same Spirit born into us that was born into Jesus and it will not allow us to ever neglect the needs of others. Our Father’s Spirit controls us to ever live to intercede for others, to forgive others, regardless of what has been done, to give, to love, and to share. There is nothing that our Father has that He hasn’t given us and the Holy Spirit insures that there is nothing that we have that we do not share with others. 

This attitude of selflessness is why we will be hated by the world and this is how we share in our Lord’s sufferings. We don’t fear the persecution and death that comes from being a child of God. What we suffer is people denying our Father and ignoring the love that He has for them. This is what Jesus is suffering right now and this is what we too are suffering. However, we know the glorious Truth, that one day the blind will see and that even those who have denied and fought against the Truth will live in it. The Holy Spirit testifies this peace to us. He allows us to never loose hope that our Father will absolutely get His way and have all men saved and come to the Knowledge of the Truth. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus loves them and they will receive our Father’s full provision.