ABBA/Son-Jesus; Me too!
What is it to be in living relationship with GOD, as Father? As Daddy?”
Jesus very reason for coming was to restore us back to God in Father and son relationship!
We as sin-soaked man, are void of our own power to do anything in the miraculous. We are left only to do the thing, only a man could do, if he had enough power and money! Yet-none of those things would involve signs, wonders, miracles in and of themselves! And men die, having built only what money could do-and eventually that too, turns to dust, from which those things were made!
But in truth, we need more than just good theology to have a living relationship with God! We need the power of God that changes “me” and those with whom I share: Knowing ABBA in a Born-Again son relationship; Whereby ABBA calls me “Son” in name and identity!
Born-Again?
IN The Bible; Book of John: John comes making the big introduction of Jesus for just that! John comes saying something like: Here is Jesus-He is come with power to change everything in our hearts, lives, and giving us power to live in Relationship WITH ABBA!
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1 (All Italics: New King James Version)
Jesus comes, making the way for us to be born again in Spirit into “Son” relationship!
Then, JESUS demonstrates what it looks like to live in relationship with GOD in ABBA/Son relationship. Then says, what He has demonstrated for us, we can have also:
19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. John 5.
When the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus, He gave Jesus the power to See, Hear, Obey ABBA! Jesus then launches into being about His Father’s Business; The Kingdom of GOD!
At Jesus introduction to the world, John the Baptism introduces Him in this way:
16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”
21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” Luke 3.
These are most amazing introductions of JESUS!
- JESUS comes with the Holy Spirit-like fire and fan: to winnow chaff from wheat!
- JESUS is baptized with Holy Spirit-like Dove, with Power!
- JESUS goes in the Holy Spirit baptism and defeats all the devil’s temptations in the power of the Holy Spirit-like a “Dove”!
- JESUS promises to baptize us in Holy Spirit-like FIRE! We need a good cleaning!
As a man, at our best we cannot cleanse nor save ourselves! Only God can save us! Forgive! Redeem! Make Holy! That is the work of the power of God; Through the Revelation of Jesus-His Blood Atones for our sins, and His Light shines in us, lighting The Way!
Our part is to act in obedient-faith and be baptized in water after repentance! But it is God who breaks the power of sin in our lives; Baptism in water and baptism in Holy Spirit fire!
…John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him… 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” Acts 10.
IT is Jesus who gives us Identity as Sons and Daughters of ABBA!
Consider the woman healed and brought into identity as “Daughter!”
46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”
47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.48 And He said to her,
“Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8.
Image; Power went out from Jesus, and she was healed and brought into relationship with God in Father and Daughter relationship! This is not a theological encounter as much as power encounter that made Right her “theology” of being in relationship with JESUS as “daughter”. What a wonderful encounter, surprise. Healed in every way, by power of God!
Peter speaks of power encounter with Holy Spirit!
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 2 Peter 1.
Add to your faith, virtue-moral goodness, even more, virtue-power of the LORD, that causes us to encounter and know the LORD. To know Him by experience, in a very deep and personal level, encountering His power, fire, cleansing, like a threshing floor, being prepared for activation in His fields ready for His harvests. Joel 2 describes these harvests that start being fulfilled in Acts 2, continuing until today….!
Virtue, is more than just “nice or brave” guy. It is the moral character of God we cannot attain to in our own struggle to attain without the power of God! But it is in truth the very nature and power of God that brings us to encounter and engage Him in our life, altering our “experiential knowledge” of Him! This does not come through study alone! But personal power-encounters-that altering our Knowing Him Personally-in His Presence-experiencially!
It is like an orphan who has had no parents, studies about parents and parenting. Yet the child who has parents, knows what parents are, whether good or bad, as they have a grid for “parents”.
So, we study “GOD” not knowing Him, hoping through study to know about Him. But the reality is, when we have encounters with HIM, we engage knowing Him experientially. We study to know and understand Him more through the tangible written Word of GOD!
Experience leads us to MORE! Study in and of itself can give us a false sense of knowing without doing anything with that knowledge! Sons who have had encounters with ABBA-study to now HIS Word and Engage Him More… there is no question, a greater wetting of the appetite to Know Him experientially, is greater. One cannot separate God from His Word! When God has spoken to be in a ABBA/Son relationship moment, I could find similar encounters in the Bible; No contradiction. Hence, proof of authenticity of encounter: No fear!
Because we have met Him personally, through encounter, the Words of Christ shine brightly, more alive, into the inner man of our hearts. Bringing Love, Joy, Peace we never knew we could ever have, nor knew existed until this moment of revelation.
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. Romans 8.
This is amazing as we wait for the Holy Spirit to complete the work in our lives of being totally set free from any bondages. Many of us struggles with identity issues: “Who am I?” Addictions; bondages; habits of all kinds, bind us to our sins and confusions. The world and carnal natures of this world, are all working to sabotage our relationship with ABBA, keeping us from a rich and deep ABBA/Son relationship, Eternal in nature.
But to know-experientially and personally the power of God, bringing us into adoption as a “Son” in relationship with GOD as ABBA, is most transforming to our hearts! This is the Name and relationship GOD most desires for each of us!
“Ask Me!”
“LORD: forgive me of all my sins, addictions, self-righteousness, and save me! Make me a child of ABBA: Son! Daughter! Open my eyes to see, ears to hear, heart to Your wonderful love for me! I receive this amazing Gift-JESUS! The Beauty and Love of GOD to me, for me, to Save me! Make me Yours! In JESUS Name… More of You LORD!”
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