The Son heart of God - PT. 3

The Son heart of God is a heart of authority. Last post I discussed that it is through submission that this authority is received. This post I will discuss how part of that submission is generosity, and gratitude. 

Before we begin it's going to be important that we get a few things out of the way. I am not creating a new doctrine, and I am not interested in taking away from the doctrine that is already available to us through the Bible. If anything I say can be argued biblically, please feel free to correct me, otherwise thank you for reading. 

In the previous post I discussed how Daniel saw the Messianic figure coming on the throne of fire as the 'Son of man', whom Jesus says is actually Him. Now if we do some language transliteration, we'll learn that Messiah, Christ, and Anointed One all mean the same thing. There are simply two different root words for the same translation, in English and other Latin/greek based languages. In the new testament a soldier refers to the ones following Paul as "Χριστιανός" (Christianos) which literally translates to "little anointed ones". This word only occurs thrice in the NT, and is actually referred to in a derogatory way. However 1 Peter 4:6 claims it and says it is an honorable title, so be humbled that we can wear the name of Christ. The essence that I'm getting at is the fact that God has anointed us as He anointed Christ, with the Holy Spirit. We have been called to follow Him with our entire lives, and being a "Little anointed one" is the most important thing we can ever do in our life. However the fulfillment of living in this title is giving the right and power we have received from it right back to the rightful owner of the title. Jesus. 

We cannot do this without first realizing it is a gift, which then allows us to be grateful for it. Then, once we become grateful for it we realize that we can receive it in its fullness. Once we have received it in its fullness, we can then give it away. This is what communion with the LORD is like. Giving because you have been able to receive so freely and openly. Receiving so that you can give. This is the beginning of authority. This is the beginning of our true walk in Christ, is experiencing the communion that He has with His Yeshua, his Adonai, and His Ruach Kodesh. That is what we are called to as Christians. 

GOOD LORD, is that not the coolest thing ever!? Like, we're literally invited to be a SON of the most important, paramount, influential figure of the entire universe. The excitement that we feel about that is hard to fathom, and even harder to illustrate with words. This is why we must grasp the Son heart of God, because with a simple perspective shift we can see ourselves in eternal communion with a Father who really really loves us. The really crazy part about it is how personal it is. This is the intimacy aspect of the Son heart of God. Communion starts and ends with intimacy. Which I will talk about next post.

The Son heart of God - Pt. 2

Something that has been scratching my brain, and consistently reminding me of the amazing grace and goodness of the heart of the Father is the authority that the "son of man" is given. Many of us are familiar with the term "son of man" because it is the title that Jesus MOST OFTEN uses to refer to Himself. However, it is also the most common way that Ezekiel hears himself being addressed by the LORD.

The LORD said to me "Son of man, prophesy to Israel’s mountains. Give them this message: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD!" (Ezk 36...)

Yet, this is also the title that Daniel uses in his famous Messianic prophecy when he says "I saw him on the throne like the Son of Man" in Daniel 7:13. Which is where Jesus is hypothesized to have gotten this idea of being the Son of Man. However, this is also what you and I are. Son of men, seated on a throne, flying around the Heavens, because we are seated in Christ. We are seated in Messiah. So I think when Jesus says things to the Pharisees like "Don't you know that the son of man has authority to forgive even the sins here on earth?" He was also giving us that authority. Or "just as the son of man has authority to forgive, so he has authority to forgive on the sabbath." It's intense to think about what authority we've been given, seemingly flippantly. Then again we have to remember that before we fell all of the authority in regards to ruling and subduing the earth was given to us.
When was it revoked? Many theologians make the argument that we willingly gave it to the enemy, which isn't necessarily wrong, but I believe Jesus not only came to win that authority back, to propitiate our iniquities and transgressions but also to show us the authority we've had on earth all along. The authority that we have when we work in complete submission and obedience to the Father.

This is the essence of the Heart of the Son. That formula of complete obedience, humility, grace, and truth and in our case, repentance, is the key to understanding the Son. As we realize more that we've been called to sonship, we must seek to understand the authority that we're freely being given. We must pursue at all costs the intimacy we are given access to. This means finding our fulfillment in, becoming one with, being totally obedient to, and radically in love with our Dad. There are some things I'd really like for you to think about during this series. A few questions to ask yourself: Do you know the authority that you've been given? Have you truly tried to fathom the potential of the authority that you have been given?

If our authority starts with intimacy we must recognize that intimacy requires striving to His rest. (Heb 4) That laying supine before the Lord, being completely vulnerable to His searching our hearts, and being willing to submit all of our desires to Him is the first step to becoming complete (greek word for perfect 'teleios' Matt 5:48) and engrossing ourselves with His love for us. One of the things that I've been learning a lot lately is the satisfaction is loving the Lord completely and letting His love wash over me completely. This is important to me to be more complete. I am learning to not just act like a son, doing all the things that make me a son, but really truly being a son. It is essential to our walk. To walk in Love.

The Son heart of God

This topic is likely to have quite a few episodes of thought, due to the fact that it is a very meaty subject, capable of turning many worlds upside down, and as far as I know it still has yet to be discussed in fullness by anyone, we must take it one bite at a time. In my short walk in Christianity, there have been very few teachers that speak on the intimacy and closeness of our hearts to God. The ones that do, however, concede and condition the fact in their own hearts that this is how God created us, to be in total dependence and communion with our almighty provider. Yet there are ever fewer teachings that delve into this and begin to realize that Colossians 1 is describing the creation story, yet in a much more deific sense. Jesus has the fullness of deity dwelling within Him, yet He is also responsible for creating everything that God himself created in the seven days of Genesis 1-2. "How did they do this?" is what we all have to ask ourselves at some point, and to be frank, that's the mystery of it. They just did. However, we can also answer this question by saying "in relationship." They achieved the greatest task known to man, in the history of the universe, in relationship with one another, in communion. Father, Son, and we can maybe call the Holy Spirit Mother.

The Father commanded, ("Let there be light") the Spirit empowered, ("and behold") and the Son acted ("there was light"). The Father commanded ("the son can only do") the Spirit empowered ("what he sees") the Son acted ("his Father doing").

If you can't tell by now, it is a cycle of union, obedience, and oneness in thought. This quick exercise very aptly displays the importance of obedience to the voice, but it's more than that. It very deeply and profoundly explains the importance of communion, of time spent alone with the Father, of submission and intimacy with the heart of the Father. It is a fallacy to think that the Son doesn't carry the heart of the Father, because when they are so like each other that you can't even distinguish what the Father does in place of what the Son does you know that it is a supernatural occurrence.

There is a stage where it gets hard to put into words the goodness of the Father's heart, the love that he pours out onto those who He has called son's so freely. Yet in this world, it is the most important thing we have access to, and what our challenge is is to grasp the Son heart of God, with both hands and hang on as tightly as we can, no matter what. We hang on because we know there is absolutely no question that this is the best thing we'll ever do with our lives, and there is nothing that can even come close to being loved by the fullness of deity who dwells within us.

Brooding

Today I looked back at my history. Back to a distant part of me that I haven't seen for a very long time, a time when I had a black dog as my best friend, when I had no idea about heavenly hosts, beings or demons, but thought that hell was here on Earth. I had written poetry even back then, brooding in the dark over how much I longed to be out. I looked back at my distant relationships, how I found meaning in what I thought of as "love" and how much I thought I mattered, and really only used the other person for my training or education. I look back and see the performance mindset that riddled my every cell, that perfectionist inside of me that so desired to be recognized as perfect and honest, but knowing I could hardly be honest with myself. 

Then I look at the external situation of my past, of my hopelessness, of my injuries that I don't need to hold on to, of the abuses that I endured not thinking it was even abuse. Still I battle with giving people the benefit of the doubt and it has been a long battle of trusting people with my emotions and being. Technically, however, God only truly commands us to trust in Him. 

There's still a part of me that wholeheartedly disagrees with putting my heart out on the table for all to examine. I've long struggled with self-hate, and self-distrust. I have struggled with pleasure-seeking and relationships for the sake of fulfilling selfish desires. I have struggled with the idea that I'm just one fake person moving from being fake somewhere else to being fake in an entirely new way. Often times I struggle with my talents and giftings, and battle constantly with valuing others well. Inherently I also battle frequently with my own value as well as the value of others. 

However I also am at a place of reflection for the purpose of seeing how much I've changed and adapted. Who I came from and who I am becoming, and besides all the baggage I stopped carrying I also see how I've grown to be more honest in my beliefs with others and have grown in valuing where I am and who I am with. I've come to realize that sharing lives with the people whom I love is very valuable, and being able to get to know people, culture, languages and jumping out of my comfort zone has been liberating to say the least, but the only one who gets the glory is God and God alone. For Him and through Him have I been made anew and changed into a more influential and positive individual. For Him and Through Him I have learned how to feel again. It is He who has freed me from myself.