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October
6, 2006
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James W. Goll: "RECEIVING
GOD AS OUR FATHER--A NEED WE MUST HAVE"
 THE UNFOLDING REVELATION OF GOD
God Who Can Be Encountered
"Moses said to God, 'Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to
them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they say to me, What is
His Name? What shall I say to them?'" (Exodus 3:13). This question has been asked throughout the ages by all truth seekers. Who are
You? What is Your Name?!
"And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM." And He said,
'Thus shall you say to the
children of Israel. I AM has sent me to you'" (Exodus 3:14). Part of the amazing
revelation stated here is that God is always "present tense."
He is not just the God of the past or "history," He is I AM! In fact, ponder on
the thought, "I AM has sent me to you."
This is who He is. He is approachable. God is personal. He is now. He is here
and wants a living, vibrant relationship with you! He is God who can be and
wants to be encountered.
The Many Names of God
Every name of God reveals another aspect of His nature to mankind. Every new
encounter reveals another characteristic of who He really is. Each one of these
names and encounters, though, only make up a tiny portion of who God is. As we
bring these many different expressions of who He is together, we see a greater
composition of His attributes and greatness. Consider the following names of
God:
Jehovah Jireh--Genesis 22:14--The Lord Will Provide.
Jehovah Nissi--Exodus 17:15--The Lord is My Banner.
Jehovah Shalom--Judges 6:24--The Lord is Peace.
Jehovah Tsidkenu--Jeremiah 23:6, 33:16--The Lord Our Righteousness.
Jehovah Rapha--Exodus 15:26--The Lord Our Healer.
Jehovah Shammah--Ezekiel 48:35--The Lord is Present.
Jehovah Rophe--Psalm 23:1--The Lord is our Shepherd.
Holy One Of Israel--Psalm 71:22.
The Judge--Genesis--18:25.
Eternal God--Deuteronomy 33:27.
Almighty--Genesis 17:1.
Fortress--II Samuel 22:2.
The Lord--Exodus 6:3.
Living God--Joshua 3:10.
Lord of Hosts--I Samuel 1:11.
Lord of Lords--Deuteronomy 10:17.
Lord of Sabaoth--James 5:4.
Our Strength--Exodus 15:2.
Most High--Deuteronomy 32:8
Father of Lights--James 1:17.
(and many more!)
The Greatest Revelation of All
Perhaps the greatest name and this revelation of who God is, comes from His
inner most being--His heart. Yes, He is our Creator. Yes, He is El Shaddai. But
the Lord God Almighty is our Father.
Paul, the bondservant of our Lord Jesus Christ, reveals this to us in
the
opening remarks in his epistle to the church at Ephesus.
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 1:2). But this
revelation of who God is unfolds even more in Ephesians 3:14-15,
"For this reason
I bow my knees to the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ from whom the whole family
in Heaven and earth is named." Ponder it. Reflect. Pause...
God wants a family. God desires fellowship. Therefore, He reveals Himself as our
Father.
IN BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW
From the Old Covenant--The Lord our Father
Deuteronomy 32:6--Is He not your Father?
Psalm 68:5-6--A Father of the fatherless.
Psalm 103:13--As a father pities his children.
Isaiah 9:6--His Name shall be called.
Isaiah 64:8--Thou Art Our Father.
Malachi 2:10--One Father.
From the New Covenant--Our Father
Matthew 7:11--How much more.
Matthew 23:9--For One is your Father.
Luke 11:2--When you pray say.
John 1:14--Begotten of the Father.
I Corinthians 8:5-6--One God, the Father.
Ephesians 4:6--One God and Father.
Philippians 2:11--To the glory.
Hebrews 12:9--Father of spirits.
I Peter 1:17--Address as Father.
Revelation 1:6--Priests to His God.
JESUS AND THE FATHER
John 14:6-9--Show Us the Father
Jesus came to reveal God's Fatherhood and Himself as the Way to Him.
"Jesus said
to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father
but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from
now on you know Him, and have seen Him.' Philip said to Him, 'Lord, show us the
Father, and it is enough for us.' Jesus said to him, 'Have I been so long with
you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen
the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father?'"
John 14:28--To Reveal the Greater One
Jesus depicts His relationship as a Son to a Father. He points to another.
"You
heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me,
you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater
than I.'"
John 14:2-3--To Prepare a Place
Jesus came to prepare a place for us in the Father's House. Just as Jesus came
from the bosom of the Father (John 1:18), so He returns to the Father. But we
are now invited to go be where Jesus dwells! "In My Father's house are many
dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a
place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and
receive you to Myself, that where I Am, there you may be also."
John 17:4-6--Glory on Earth
Jesus came from a place of glory. He came to reveal the Name of God and glorify
God on the earth. Notice the relationship of the Father and the Son portrayed here
with deep passion and yearning. "I glorified You on the earth, having
accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. Now, Father, glorify Me
together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world
was. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world;
they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word."
John 17:24-26--Behold My Glory
Jesus cries out to His Father, that His disciples would see His glory. He wants
them to partake of His love and to be with Him. "Father, I desire that they also,
whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory
which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O
righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You;
and these have known that You sent Me; and I have made Your name known to them,
and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them,
and I in them."
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE FATHER
John 16:13-15--To
Reveal the Son and the Father
"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide
you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but
whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All
things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and
will disclose it to you." The Holy Spirit does not speak on His own
initiative. He guides us into truth. He speaks of things yet to come. He
glorifies Jesus at all times. He reveals the Father to us.
Romans 8:14-17--The Spirit of Adoption
"For all who
are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not
received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a
spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself
testifies with our spirit that we are children of God..."
A mature son or daughter follows the
leading of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Adoption releases a conviction, a cry,
an awareness within us for our need for the Father. The Holy Spirit confirms to
us that we are heirs with Christ and children of God our Father.
THE AMAZING LOVE OF GOD
I John 3:1--Behold, the Love of God
"See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us,
that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the
world does not know us, because it did not know Him."
John 3:16--God so Loved the World
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal
life."
Compare the following verses:
I John 4:9, 18
Romans 8:31, 32
Romans 8:38, 39
I John 5:7--The Three Are One!
"For there are three that testify."
THE FATHER'S BLESSING
The Need We Each Have
There are no perfect individuals on earth. There are no perfect
families on earth. There are no perfect Fathers. Even the best are a dim mirror
of the true eternal Father--God in Heaven that loves us! Why is this? My
personal thoughts are that we are created to need God! We are created to need a
"Father's Love" and a "Father's Blessing" that ultimately only He can fill.
There are no grandchildren in the Kingdom of God. The best mentors and examples
of the faith should always be used to direct us to another. One who is superior.
One who is great. One who is worthy of our worship and praise. We each have the
need for our Father's love and blessing.
God Used Human
Vessels Representing Himself
In the Book of Genesis, we are given an example where the patriarchal
or Father's blessing is passed on. Genesis 49
tells us of Israel's (formerly Jacob) blessing being given to his sons. Each
blessing was distinct. Each was individual. Each was a prophetic act. Earlier in
Genesis 27, we are shown another picture of
the father's blessing being given. This time it was from Isaac to Jacob and
Esau. Esau was the first born, but Jacob deceived his father and stole the first
born son's blessing. Once it was given, it could not be revoked!
Today, God Uses Imperfect Vessels
Each of us have been created with the need of a Father's Love and
Blessing. For many of us, we have had poor earthly models. Every child born into
this world cries out for the love of a father. When received, this impacts
acceptance and security. When denied, it leads to rejection.
This is the single greatest root cause of
emotional and demonic problems in a person's life. Rejection tends to perpetuate
itself in a vicious circle from one generation to the next. But this changes
through the completed work of the cross of Jesus Christ. Jesus came to introduce
us to "Our Father." Through relationship with Him, this need and void can be
filled.
As you seek God's face, He will also bring into your life vessels to impart the
Father's love to you. Honor is a key that releases this Heavenly grace through
earthen vessels. Drink from the deep wells of pioneers who have gone before you.
Receive His love and acceptance through cracked clay pots in Christ's Name.
Receive the Father's Love
Now open your heart and freely receive the love of God the Father through Jesus
Christ His son.
Receive the Love of God the Father through a relationship with the Word of God!
Receive the Love of God the Father through soaking in the Holy Spirit's
Presence.
Receive the Love of God the Father through reading the lessons of Church
history--leaders who have known the depths of His amazing love.
Receive the Love of God the Father by redemptively gleaning glimpses of His
shadow through your earthly family members.
Receive the love of God the Father by honoring the anointing of the Holy Spirit
upon veterans of the faith. Drink deeply!
Receive the Blessing and Love of God!
It Happens by Revelation!
Read II Kings 1 and 2 where it
depicts the life of Elijah and Elisha. Especially note
II Kings 2:9-14. Elisha cries out, "My
Father, my Father!"
The prophet
Malachi promises us a last day move of God where the Holy Spirit
would restore the "hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of the
children to their fathers." (Malachi 4:6)
Let it begin! Let it come forth in
fullness!
Receive God as Your Father!
James W. Goll
Encounters Network
www.jamesgoll.com
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October 3-November 14, 2006
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October 14, 2006
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October 21, 2006
Vertical Workshop
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