Welcome to February
What a year it has already been, and we're only in the second month! I took the month of January off as God instructed, to listen and be in His presence. It has been a time of revelation, joy, peace, restoration, refreshing, fulfillment, and so much more. I'm still overwhelmed by the experience, as there was so much God shared with me—so much, in fact, that I’m not sure I can share it all with you in a year.
Solitude with God is a precious gift that each of us is invited to receive. We need to understand that our God is One—yet Three: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. All God, but three distinct persons. God the Son is Jehovah, the part of God who chose to come in the flesh, to carry His name to us. He came so that we could truly know Him and have a relationship with Him. God the Son, Yeshua, came to reveal God Himself to us.
This reminds me of our relationship with our grandson. When he was born, we made the two-hour trip every week—sometimes even three or four times a week—just to be with him. Why did we make these sacrifices in our schedule? Because we love him, and we wanted to build a relationship with him. At first, he didn’t know us. But we kept coming. We kept holding him, bringing him whatever he needed, so that he would come to recognize us. We knew that, eventually, he would. And it was such a blessing the first time he smiled when he saw us. Our hearts melted with joy. When he reaches out his hands for us to hold him, those moments are incredibly special.
He is now beginning to understand that we are part of his tribe, and that we love him.
How much more does God do even greater things for us? He loves us so dearly that He wants to make sure we know Him. He desires a bond with us so tight that nothing can break it. He wants us to know He is our Father, and that He loves us deeply. So, He pours out all of Himself to us. He gives us whatever we ask, according to His will—and our requests are always answered. It’s just like with our grandson: anything he asks of us, within our will and ability, he can have. We’re simply interested in the relationship, and in him understanding how much we love him.
Can you see the foreshadowing of how our Father is trying to help us understand His love? He has done everything possible for us to grasp how much He cares. He continues every day to take care of us and draw us closer to Him (John 5:17). God's Holy Spirit keeps coming to us, inviting us into this intimate relationship with Him. He longs for us to receive all of His gifts, and to enter into deep fellowship with Him.
Listen, all that you ask, according to His will, is already done for you (1 John 5:14-15). He wants to move you beyond worrying about what you need and bring you into the intimacy of a relationship with Him.
Key Points:
God, through Yeshua, deeply desires to have a personal relationship with you.
There is so much God wants to reveal to you and open up in your life.
Just like a parent who wants the best possible relationship with their child, that’s exactly why Jesus died—to give us the opportunity to have an intimate, fulfilling relationship with Him!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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