By Richard L Spangler
Galatians 4:5-7Amplified Bible (AMP) 5To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God's sons].6And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the [Holy] Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba (Father)! Father! 7Therefore, you are no longer a slave (bond servant) but a son; and if a son, then [it follows that you are] an heir by the aid of God, through Christ.
These verses plus many more show us that we are God’s Family. We are His sons and daughters. This is who we are. We have full and unrestricted access to the Father. This is a powerful relationship. We can enter God’s presence any time we want and just the Throne Room (a place of petitions) but we have the run of the house.
We can go into all the rooms of
the house. The great thing is there will always be more and more rooms to
explore, for our Father has a big house, bigger than we can imagine. We can
roam the gardens; play in the Pools of Life created by the River of Life. We
roam the various mountain ranges of the kingdom and eat of the never ending
supply of food, which is there for us to enjoy.
Best of all is spending time with the
Father. God desires us to spend time with him and He smiles when we come
through the door and ask to be with Him. This was the purpose of creation, that
God would have a family and that we, by our own free will would choose to love
him and to spend time with him. This above all else is why mankind was created.
He created us in his image for this purpose so we could enjoy each other
forever. One of the great and wonderful mysteries of this is, it is always one
on one, just you and the Father and it can be the same for every person in the
universe at the same time, if they desire it. We must also remember that our Father, is the LORD GOD, THE CREATOR, THE ALL POWERFUL KING OF ALL, who is from everlasting to everlasting. We must honor and worship Him as such.
As we realize this relationship of being a
child of God, everything we do, being a servant, a king, a priest, and friend
all flow out of this relationship. We operate in the various positions in the
kingdom with the proper attitude of love. We don’t do things because we have to;
we do them because we want to, out of our love for our Father. This loving
relationship between us, as children with God our Father opens the door for a
revelations and experiences beyond what we can ever imagine.
So begin to think of yourself and see yourself
as God our Father sees you, as His child whom He loves and wants to spend time
with. Who He wants to share with all that has with you. He wants to reveal
himself to you. Then you will have a life to full and overflowing and you can
answer the question, “Who are You?”
©COPYRIGHT 2012 RICHARD L SPANGLER
An excerpt from my book, ADVENTURES IN THE
SPIRIT A Series of Prophetic Visions….I am sitting on the river bank, still wearing the Armor of
God, rejoicing and praising God for the day’s victory. Suddenly, the Glory of
God falls on me and lifts me up higher and higher until I find myself standing
at the entrance to the Throne Room of God. The massive doors are open and
looking up, the entrance appears to be several miles high and glow with the
Glory of God. I hear the voices of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
calling me to enter….