One On One #8

      We've been discussing the importance of spending one on One time with our Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit. Too many things have been lost to God's people, because we lack understanding how important spending time in God's Word and in fellowship with Him. I go to the feed store on a weekly basis and talk about God with a friend of mine there. He's a Lay preacher at his local church and sometimes we ask each other what are you going to speak about this Sunday. This week I told him I had some things lined out, but I was waiting on the Holy Spirit to guide me.

     He told me that he was going to preach about the pearl of Great Price. I asked, "Who is the pearl of Great Price" and he answered,"Jesus is." I suggested that if he reread the Parable, then he would find the rich man saw a field which contained a pearl of Great Price. The rich man purchased the field, for the pearl. The rich man in the Parable was God, the field was earth, the pearl is us  and the Great Price was Jesus. 

     We must understand how valuable we are to our Father. John 3:16(Amp) says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believed would be saved." Jesus prayed to His, saying in John17:23(Amp), "I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one perfectly united, that the world may know and (definitely) recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them (even) as You have loved Me." It's hard to understand with our own minds, but we have the Mind of Christ, so we can see how valuable we are to the Father.

     The world has dimmed our eyes, with its way of thinking, so we don't know how much God truly loves us. Religion constantly reminds us that we're "old sinners who are saved by Grace." We were old sinners and were saved by faith in God's Grace. We're now sons and daughters of God. We are heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus. Jesus said, "Father show them that You love them even as You love Me." This breaks down unbelief, lack of faith and confidence in our prayers, letting us know that God hears us and answers our prayers. All doubt and fear that God will deny our requests, fall away when we know that God loves us so much that He gave His Only Begotten Son to save us.

     Read the "Parable of the Pearl of Great Price" again, then spend one on One time with God in quiet fellowship, so the Holy Spirit can explain it. This will change your entire attitude about Who He is and who we are in Christ Jesus. Put faith in what god has said about you and how important you are to Him. If He was willing to send Jesus to take our place on Calvary's Cross. Know too that everything Jesus endured was meant for us. God loves us more than we love ourselves.

     We cannot allow anything contrary to God's Word to penetrate our hearts and minds. If God said it, then it is Truth and God won't change His Word. Believe what God says above what others tell you, so you can have the Peace Jesus spoke of in John 14:27(Amp) where He said, "Peace I leave you; My (Own) peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (Stop allowing yourselves to be agitate and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled)." Having peace with God is the peace that overcomes the world.

     You're so valuable to God that He sent Jesus to the cross, so that we wouldn't be separated from, but united with Him once again. You are the pearl of Great Price and were of such worth that Jesus sacrificed Himself for us. Never underestimate the Power of God's Love for us. Don't stop daring to believe that He will never leave or forsake you. Galatians 5:6(Amp) tells us, "For (if we are) in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision count for anything, for only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love." Understanding that faith works by love, will lift your faith to a higher level.

     We won't understand how God's Kingdom works, until we understand His love for us. God's entire Kingdom is based on His love for us and is Jesus has prepared a place for us there, by His Sacrifice. 1John 4:18(Amp) says, "There is no fear in love (dread does not exist), but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment and he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love (is not yet grown into love's complete perfection)."

     God wants us to understand the depth of His love for us, so we won't fear that He will hear and answer our prayers. God wants to spend one on One time with us. He wants us to "Come boldly before His Throne of Grace." My children know they can approach me at any time in boldness and have confidence that I will not only hear their supplications, but help them. My children know that I love them, so they come boldly to me. How much more should God's children trust in His love and come boldly to Him?