RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

LET'S TALK ABOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

Many a preacher have emphasized hard enough the need to have a "PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP" with God or Jesus for that matter. However, I have noticed with much concern that this phrase is seldom explained or broken down to explain to the believer how personal "PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP" with God is. 

While doing an in-depth bible study, I came across this verse. I have read it many times before but it hit me a bit harder with a new message. 

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

(John 1:10‭-‬13 NKJV) 

Are you a believer? Have you received Christ? Have you believed in His name? Then you've got something far greater than you think. A right/power to BECOME a child of God. And this is where relationship with God comes in. 

In my simple little studies, I was able to figure out three relationships any human being can maintain with God. As a matter of fact, every person has a relationship with God it in a way it's personal. As a Christian, you have a relationship with God but the level at which you relate with Him is a deliberate choice on whether you want to enjoy the right or exercise the power given to you by Christ. 

CREATER-CREATION RELATIONSHIP

This relationship is maintained by everything created by God. As a living being, you exist because you were created. Nothing more. You're waiting for your time to die. 

SERVANT-MASTER RELATIONSHIP

This relationship is maintained by many Christians. You realise that there are people who are in service because of God benefits, material especially, that you draw from your work. Servants serve their masters with eyes on their personal progress in life. No wonder some Christians feel like God owes then good life and when that doesn't happen they backslide. 

FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP 

This relationship is the best and is the one insinuated in verse I shared above. The people who maintain this kind of relationship, have rights. God is their father any any work they do for God the do as heirs to the Kingdom. We work for our father and expect no pay because we develop our very own inheritance. 

Paul makes it clearer in his epistle to the Romans 

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Romans 8:16‭-‬18 KJV

I am not calling on anybody to believe my words. But I call on all readers to engage their thoughts and prayers and put my words to test. The bible say, "test ye the spirit first and know if it cometh from God" 

THINK ABOUT IT.