HE IS OUR "ABBA"! ( inspirational gospel quote )

                  HE IS OUR "ABBA"!
     (Unrestricted Fellowship, Unlimited Relationship)

📖Mark 14:36 And he said, ABBA, FATHER, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Although God was referred to as our Father in the Old Testament (📖Psa 103:13 📖Prov 3:12), JESUS' frequent use of this title brought a whole new understanding of our relationship with God.

JESUS referred to God as His Father, and He spoke of God as being our Father as well.

📖John 20:17 "...my Father, and your Father... my God, and your God."

This AUDACITY infuriated the religious Jews of JESUS' day who considered it BLASPHEMY to call God their Father, because they understood that to mean they were equal with God.

📖John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also THAT GOD WAS HIS FATHER, making himself equal with God.

However, regardless of what religion may think or teach, WE are instructed to call God our Father, revealing the KIND, GENTLE, LOVING nature of our God.

📖Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: OUR FATHER which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

📚 The term "ABBA" is an affectionate term that a young child calls his father, which corresponds to our term "DADDY."

It is a term used to express INTIMACY and AFFECTIONATE FONDNESS. It removes the idea of God as a STRICT JUDGE and carries the image of Him as a LOVING FATHER.

A FATHER Who
👉 Cares
👉 Understands, and
👉 Is our Best Friend.

📖1 John 3:1 "Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God"

You see we need to understand the ground upon which we became sons as compared to JESUS. That understanding will enable us appreciate the redemptive work of CHRIST on our behalf.

This is it:
            ✳WE are sons of God BY ADOPTION.

📖Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, THAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE THE ADOPTION OF SONS.

            ✳JESUS was the Son of God BY NATURE.

📖Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, THE SON OF GOD

According to #TheRockStar #MySpiritualFather Apostle Victor James, JESUS became a Savior by Assignment but He's GOD by Existence.

Furthermore, in substitution, we can say that JESUS became SON because of His assignment, though He is GOD by existence.

📖2 John 1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, THE SON OF THE FATHER, in truth and love.

You see if He came down as GOD, no flesh could or would have survived. So Jesus became the "step down" of GOD. This is why He had to be referred to constantly as the SON OF GOD.

📖Exodus 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall NO MAN SEE ME, AND LIVE.

Now, concerning JESUS being the SON of GOD, it is expected of us to:

👉 BELIEVE It 👈🏻
📖Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

What happens as we believe this? Overcoming Ability is handed over to us such that, irrespective of challenges, we are unperturbed and unmovable, always triumphing over temptations, tests and trials.

📖1 John 5:5 WHO is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but HE THAT BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God?

👉 CONFESS It 👈🏻
📖1 John 4:15 Whosoever shall CONFESS that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

Why is confession an absolute necessity?
📖2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak

👉 PREACH It 👈🏻
📖2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was PREACHED among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

Why must we preach it?
📖1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God BY the FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING to save them that believe.

The beautiful thing, However, is that JESUS purchased us and made us adopted sons of God.

📖Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in BRINGING MANY SONS UNTO GLORY, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

We are not just HEIRS (Inheritors), we are JOINT-HEIRS (Equal Sharers) with CHRIST. To think that WE SHARE EQUALLY with the ONE Who has inherited EVERYTHING GOD IS, AND HAS, is beyond comprehension. It's worth rejoicing about. It's #SomethingToShoutABOUT

✒ One Father, One Family, Many Sons!

WE and JESUS have the SAME Father, ABBA Father. We have as much access to Him as JESUS did in His earth walk.

✅ We have the Father's undivided attention.
✅ We have undeniable access to the Father.
✅ We have the same unrestricted fellowship and unlimited relationship with the Father.

📖Heb 2:11 AMP: For both He Who sanctifies [making men holy] and those who are sanctified ALL HAVE ONE [FATHER]. For this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren.

Let us not be afraid to take advantage of this opportunity; let us wrap ourselves up in fellowship with the Father on a constant, continuous and consistent basis.

📖Heb 4:16 AMP: Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

Wake up everyday:
👉 THANKING Abba Father
👉 TALKING To Abba Father
👉 TRUSTING Abba Father

Go forth everyday:
👉 FELLOWSHIPPING with Abba Father
👉 FOLLOWING Abba Father
👉 FAVORING The Righteous Cause of Abba Father

📖Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

GOD BLESS YOU BY ALL MEANS IN JESUS NAME!

 Apostle Dr. ROCKSON AWESOME STEPHENS
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