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Father’s “Son” Glass

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Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” (NIV) Galatians 4:6

It was a very big question in my heart how  Holy God can become my Father and how I, sinner by birth, can be His beloved Son? Answer is that God never looked at me or anyone on this earth without His Son Jesus, the lamb of God who was slain from the creation of God (Rev.13.8). Father looks at me through His Son Jesus. He looks at me and you through the crucified lamb and the blood of Jesus. We become children of God by receiving God’s begotten Son Jesus into our heart by faith (Jn.1.12-13). Reception of Christ in our heart made us to be born from God. Paul says that we are died with Christ, buried with Christ and risen with Christ in baptism (Rom.6). We are born of God through the Holy Spirit who is called the Spirit of Son. God the Father put the Spirit of His Son in us to make us His children. We are clothed by Christ. We have the mind of Christ. We are in Christ. We remain in Him. Now we are seated with Christ in heavenly places. We are co-heirs of Christ. It is God’s desire that we should become like His Son Jesus.

God is not looking at you through your past sins but through His Son. Do not be stuck up with your weakness, rather have the confidence that God looks at you through His Son and puts His Son’s Spirit in you to make you like His Son.  God looks at you not through your past or weaknesses,  rather He looks at you  how you can become like His Son and receive your destiny in Christ through the working of His Son’s Spirit in us. We need to just partner with the Father and He will work in us and transform us to become like His Son through the Holy Spirit.

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