We're going to close out the week with a question from me, Pastor John, about one of Paul's

most profound statements of applied theology, and it's too often overlooked, I think.

It's on my mind because I heard you recently explain it off-air.

You were leading us in a devotional at a Desiring God leadership team meeting, something

that we do to open up every meeting together.

We gather together and begin with a brief devotional and pray together to kind of focus our

minds and our hearts before we go on to plan and dream and make decisions.

You know, last time we met as leadership team, you led us in a study of Galatians 4 versus

4 to 7.

It was a great little devotional.

The guys in the room were all met pretty powerfully there as you explained this cry,

Abba, Father, Abba, Father.

And as soon as you were done, I was like, wow, I want to record and share this with the

APJ audience.

So here we are now on record.

This Abba, Father, cry, what exactly is this experience?

What's happening to us and in us?

Is this Abba, Father, cry?

My own cry is that the Holy Spirit crying in and through me, explain all this and then

does this text apply to struggling believers?

Is this cry, Abba, Father, apply to Christians when they're struggling?

How so, if it does, explain all of this for us on the podcast today if you would.

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