He Who Acknowledges The SON...

We have been talking about the world and the offers it presents to believers. There is nothing that shakes the devil’s strongholds than the name JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth. In one end the world denies the deity of Jesus Christ. On the other hand it denies the humanity of Jesus Christ. That is the foundation of our faith – Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.

If we desire to be in fellowship with God, our heavenly Father, we must acknowledge His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. If we desire what the Father has, we must acknowledge the firstborn of creation, Jesus Christ. We must recognize Jesus for who He is – the Son of the living God.

It is important to understand that the Father acknowledges the Son himself and he loves his Son. “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand” (John 3:35).

Let us say for instance you are a woman and you hoping for a man with a son from a previous relationship to marry you. How you treat his Son will have a huge bearing on his level of commitment to the relationship. Simply because he loves his Son. If you truly acknowledge his son, you will have him and if you reject his son you will lose the father as well. Obviously this is a feeble illustration of the relationship between the heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ. The Father loves the Son.

True love is demonstrated in action. Likewise, the Father has demonstrated his love for his Son by giving ‘all things into His hand.’ This means he has given his Son authority to govern all things that belong to the Father. He has put him in charge. Therefore, it will help you to acknowledge the Son to have access to the Father.

If we are to enjoy our fellowship with the Father, we must recognize the Son. In fact, we must desire to know the Son. It is better that way. It is the only way to have true fellowship with God.  And let me tell you, Jesus wants to reveal the Father to you. He does not want you to miss out. He would go to great lengths just for you to know him and the Father – to give you eternal life.

Listen to him when he says, “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” (Matthew 11:27)

Again, Jesus emphasizes the strong bond he has with the Father. He is emphasizing his oneness with the Father. Note that Jesus confirms that the Father has given everything to him. Also note that he says no one truly knows the Father except him and lastly note he says that he has the authority to reveal the Father to anyone he chooses to.

And if you read carefully to the preceding verses you will understand that the heavenly things are hidden from those who think themselves wise and clever but they are revealed to those with a childlike faith. Jesus cannot reveal the Father to those who are too intelligent to accept that Jesus Christ is God incarnate.

It is pointless and profits nothing  to engage in whole lots of theological debates. It is simple, “Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.” (1 John 2:23).