February
9
God sent out the Spirit
of His Son into your hearts, crying, "Abba, Father!" (Galatians 4:6).
"I am the
Alpha." The very first syllable of the knowledge of God is the knowledge
of Jesus Christ. It begins with "A"; it is the first lisp of a babe.
"God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba,
Father" (Gal. 4:6). The first syllable of the Christian life begins with
"A" – "Father." We do not know the Father until we know
Jesus Christ: He it is Who has revealed the Father. The beginning of all
knowledge of God as Father comes to us through Jesus Christ. What He said in
His prayer was indeed true: "I have manifested unto them Thy name"
(John 17:6) – and that name was "Father."
Do you want to know God?
Do you want to know Him as Father? Do you want to know what He has to say to
you, to make known to you? Do you want to know all or any of the vast wealth
God would reveal to you? You can only know it in Jesus Christ; you can only
know it in Him Who is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. There
is no knowledge without words made up of letters (except perhaps for our
Chinese friends!), and all the letters are between these two. There is no
knowledge that is knowledge indeed, knowledge that is Life eternal, except in
Jesus Christ. "This is life eternal, that they should know Thee the only
true God, and Him Whom Thou didst send... Jesus Christ" (John 17:3). There
is no knowledge outside of Jesus Christ. And there is no communication from God
outside of Jesus Christ. Set Jesus Christ aside, and God is silent – He has
nothing to say to you. If you fail to give His Son His place, God is just mute;
He will communicate nothing. The more you honor the Son, the more the Father
will come out to you and communicate with you.
By T. Austin-Sparks from: The Alpha and the Omega
This photograph is from a Facebook page called Live Life in Color.
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