Genesis 1:26 (Amplified) says, "God said, Let Us (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), make mankind in Our Image (after Our Likeness), and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the (tame) beasts, and over all the earth, and everything that creeps upon the earth."
Notice that man did nothing to deserve or to motivate the Father, to do all these things for him/her. God made all these things, along with the authority over them, for His family to inherit and enjoy, because He loved them. We get caught up in trying to earn or deserve things from the Father, but He didn't create these things, to make us love Him. He created them because He Loved us. Love must give, in order to have satisfaction in it's purpose. Love gives, even when it knows it won't receive any response from those to whom it gives.
When Adam transgressed in the Garden, Love didn't just "write him off," but went to the greatest length to gain him back. God didn't just do this so man would only be free, but because with the freedom, mankind would be free to respond to Love and return to his/her Father. We do things with the wrong nature after we get saved, because we feel obligated or to make up for all the dumb things we did in the past. We don't realize that when we do this, we're trying to obligate God to do what He would already do, because of His Great Love for us. I don't seek God for things, I see, God out of love. Jesus said, "Seek ye first, the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you besides," in Matthew 6:33 (KJV). When we seek the Father instead of seeking things, He will add the things He created for us, out of the mutual Love we have for one another.
Paul likens the marriage relationship to the relationship Christ has with His Church in Ephesians 5:27-32. How secure would you feel in your marriage, if your spouse had only married you for your money or property, instead of for love? We sometimes, sadly, only seek God for what He can do for us, instead of wanting to know Him more. When we seek Him, everything He has, is already yours. In marriage, a woman takes her husband's name, his authority, and has his Power of Attorney to operate in his very own place, by this relationship. If there's mutual love between your wife and yourself, then you won't be concerned about her having access to your property, because it's no longer yours, but ours.
Jesus made us joint heirs with Himself. By Love, Jesus decided to marry us, giving us His Name to us and walk in Love with Him, in the fellowship and relationship of marriage. Healing, peace, Redemption, Blessing and all of God's Promises aren't tied to our deserving them, but are given in Love, by Grace to His beloved family. We don't need to earn or work for them, because they come by relationship. The only thing the Father required or wanted when bringing His family into existence, was fellowship and love. It's hard to have faith for anything, without first having faith or trust, in the One Who gives everything. It would be futile to have the Blessing, without knowing the One Who is the Blessing.
Many have been disappointed, because they didn't receive things they believed they were supposed to have or receive. They prayed for something that didn't manifest in their lives and they stopped believing in prayer altogether. You can't believe in prayer, unless you first believe in the One you're praying to. If the Lord doesn't return in my lifetime, then everything He has Blessed me with in this life, will go to my children. It would break my heart, to think the only thing my children wanted from me, was an inheritance. While I'm alive on this earth, everything I have is theirs to enjoy. When I leave this life, its theirs and their children's. They don't love me because of what I have, but because of who I am, the rest is already theirs.
Knowing Him, is the greatest thing any human could ever hope for! For many years, mankind was separated from Him, by the sin and death Adam's transgression brought. Now, in these Last Days, Jesus has opened the way back into His Presence and His way into our presence. I've never been able to understand, why more of His children don't spend time fellowshiping and learning from Him. The greatest part of our salvation, is having the privilege of being able to come into His Presence again.
When Jesus walked on earth as a Man, He had a privilege that is now ours to enjoy. During His time on earth, He was the only Person Who had that privilege. We have the same and honored privilege to "Come boldly before His Throne of Grace." We don't do this to receive favors, but to enjoy His Presence. I sometimes come to find Grace and mercy, but I mostly come to be with Him in fellowship. When I come in that way, Grace and mercy are mine anyway, because I am there.
This was and is, God's Original Intent for His family, when He created them. God's heart was to have fellowship, Love, and unity with one another. He created all the Blessings of life, before He created life. We were not just "after thoughts," but the very purpose of creation to begin with. It was ours from the start and has always been our inheritance in His eyes. It's not by works or chance or struggle, but by LOVE.
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