Tag: Come

Bring You to the Father

I believe that there is a thought in this world that everyone can come to the Father. That somehow just by existing, you are available to be added to the flock of Christ. That the Father accepts you just as you are. Well, keep thinking that for sure as it is true.

You see, the Father accepts YOU just as YOU are. You do not have to be of a certain lineage. You do not have to be of a certain “religion”. You do not have to attend the “right” church. The Father accepts you just as you are.

“11He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,” – Romans 4:11 (ESV)

As noticed in the verse above referring to Abraham. Abraham is the father of all nations. Not just the nations of God, but all nations, and he was counted as righteous. Now for some additional context, it was the circumcised who were considered the more righteous and of the “right” lineage to be children of God. And yet, God chose an uncircumcised to be counted as the father of all nations. He, Abraham, was righteous prior to being circumcised and was still accepted and counted as God’s child.

“12and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.” – Romans 4:12 (ESV)

We are much the same as Abraham in that we are accepted in our current state, regardless of what that state may be. We will then be molded into what God would have of us as we continue to progress in His will.

I, and you, are to come to the Father just as we are and accept the gift of salvation He has for us. Notice, it is a gift and the only thing we have to do is accept the gift. Now, there is more to it than just acceptance, there is the following of His will and spreading of the gospel to those we come in contact with, but to be a recognized child of God, we only need to accept. We come to the Father just as we are. We are accepted and transformed. God only wants us, He purifies us by doing away with all of that which does not go to the advancement of His Word. We are only to bring us and accept the rest from Him.

What is your thought on how you can come to the Father? Are you of the impression that you have to do or be something special? What if you were just to come to Him just as you are and accept the gift of salvation to be transformed by Him?

Come/Go to the Father

It is not enough that we exist in this world. We are to be going forward, or we might as well be going backward. Where better to be going that to the Father. Our Father is our comforter, protector, guidance counselor, and confidant. And how do I get to Him? Well I have to come/go to the Father through Jesus, the Son.

“6Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6 (ESV)

Thomas asks a similar question to which we can see the response from Jesus above. How do we get to the Father, through Jesus. Jesus was sent to this world to be God in human form. He is the Father for me to see and interact with. I should be taking Him at this and not looking for some other way. There is only the one way to get to the Father and that is through the Son.

Before Jesus, to get to God, we went through the priest. As good as that was, and yes, there were good God fearing priests, they were not always on my side or frankly the side of God. They were on their own side as in order to gain access to God, there was a “need” to provide more and more to the priest.

With Jesus, the only thing asked of me is that I accept the gift of salvation, accept that He died for my sins, and accept that He is LORD. Yes, that is it, there are no other ways to gain more access. There are not any monetary considerations. There is only the acceptance of Him as LORD and as he says, He is the Father.

“8Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.’ 9Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.’” – John 14:8-11 (ESV)

I have to come/go to the Father from this world and the way to Him is through the Son. I have to know that when I am with the Son, I am with the Father also.

What does your path to the Father look like? Are you trying to get there through some monetary means? What if you came/went to the Father through the Son by accepting His offer of salvation and accepting that He is LORD?