The Epiousios — ἐπιούσιος, the “daily” of “give us this day our daily bread”. It stands in and , and nowhere else in Scripture.
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υἱοθεσία (huiothesia) — Noun
The placement as a son; adoption with full legal standing.
More on υἱοθεσία · G5206 →Thou Shalt Call Me, My FatherOld Testament
“But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.”
(KJV)
God asks how He shall put a faithless people among the children, and answers Himself. says how: predestinated unto the adoption.
Approach God today with the fearless intimacy of a beloved child.
Passage:
Focus: Reflect on the transition from spiritual slavery to sonship.
Ask yourself: Do you relate to God more like a pardoned offender who is glad to be free, or like a son at home? Listen to how you speak to Him this week — the difference usually shows up in the first sentence.
Abba, Father, thank You for adopting me into Your family, cancelling my debts, and granting me an inheritance I did not earn. By the Spirit of adoption teach my heart to call You Father without flinching. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Firstborn among many brethren. Amen.