DADDY'S LOVE
48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were
48 Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were
under the fig tree, saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter[j] you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
(John 1:48-50)
Then Jesus asked Nathanael if he now believes ? If he believes, God will lead him and show him greater things. He will even see the heavens open and angels descending...Now this is the same thing Jacob saw in Genesis 28:17.
Remember Jacob was a man that had big shoes to fill namely his dad and grandpa's. Yet he was pretty sure about himself and he was ok on his own. He was on his way to find himself a wife. He sure had no desire for God at all.
It was God that revealed Himself to Jacob as He did with Nathanael. Everything begins with God first ! . God is the one that chooses to reveal Himself and that's how we have faith and miracles. That is how we get saved..when Jesus revealed Himself to us. We never sought Him, He let us know He was knocking on the doors of our hearts first. Jesus' disciples were the first to believed in Him because He revealed Himself to them first !.
There's one NAME that Jesus came to reveal to us that we often miss out quite alot. You see, God is the supreme eternal being everyone knows or tries to accept. Everyone knows the all amazing, majestic, holy God ! But one thing that God came to show us who He really is is what Jesus said in John 4:23
23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. (John 4:23)
That name is what reveals who God really is - OUR FATHER ! our Daddy. The Holy Spirit in us helps us to cry out ABBA FATHER...So many times we WORK so hard to get into God's presence. We pray like it is work. We try to draw out faith in our hearts to believe for a miracle we so need. But nothing is happening !!! We are casting this and that out ! why is it so hard ?
It should not, because God is not some task master..He is your daddy. Jesus broke His perfect relationship with His father on the cross for us. First time in scripture He calls His father, my God, my God why ? because He became distant because our sins are on Him..So that we can draw near and call God, PAPA !
You see, how do you come to a place of miracles where you see revelations and wonders that Jesus told Nathanael? You must believe..friends and that believe comes because. we know GOd loves ME (YOU).
You see,this is love isn't it ? That while we were still sinners Christ died for us. To Worship God (Mt 4:10) is to Fear God (Deut 6:13). To Fear God is to love Him and obey Him. Everything flows out of God's heart into yours and from then on the perfect works will come !
God as Father, wants you to draw nearer. Not just to know He is God..but to know He is daddy. Daddies are defenders, protectors, providers, source of life.
Its easier this way, your daddy's way. He loves you so.
Just like you are the kid of the President of the country. You can have access into his office like no other and right there you see his people work..in the same way, you have access into God's heart, and from there see the angels all around at work for Him and you too.
Luv Edwin
