In this message, Stephen Davey continues his series "The War Within" in Romans 8:12-15, using the simple picture of a glove—useless on its own but capable of remarkable things once a hand fills it—to illustrate that the Christian life is a "hand in glove" experience powered entirely by the indwelling Holy Spirit. Davey unfolds three new privileges that belong to every believer occupied by God's Spirit: the ability to follow Someone new through divine leadership, to belong to Someone new through divine relationship, and to speak to Someone new through divine worship. He explains that being led by the Spirit is not about chasing mystical dreams or fresh revelations but about being led into the study and obedience of God's Word, which alone is sufficient for godly living. Drawing on the Roman practice of adoption—where a son's old debts were erased and he received full rights to his new father's name and fortune—Davey shows the staggering grace of being adopted into God's own family as fellow heirs with Christ. He closes with the wonder that believers may now cry out "Abba, Father"—an intimate address no devout Jew would have dared use—made possible only by the enabling presence of the Spirit who lives within.
Hand in Glove
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