“Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.” (John 16:10, NLT)
The work that Jesus did for us has made us right with the King. We are rightful – just and correct – because the righteousness of Jesus Himself has been imputed to us.
As a follower of Jesus, there are realities in your life that are simply right. Victory, free access to your Father, and surrender are some. Today, I’ll delve into our rightful role.
“Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God. Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.” (John 16:26-28, NLT)
Jesus had an intimate and precious relationship with His Father. He only did what He recognized His Father was doing, and He only said the words He heard from the Father’s lips.
In Scripture, we see that Jesus regularly decamped from the hustle and bustle of life to meet with His Father.
Yet more often than not, Jesus referred to God as “the Father” –not ‘my Father,’ as we would say or expect him to say.
That implies something: God is not just a father, He is the Father.
He is the one and only. The greatest, the best, the truest of them all.
He is the perfect Father who loves us more than we can comprehend.
As Jesus knew His Father intimately, now we can too. The Father doesn’t love His ‘only begotten son’ Jesus and narrowly tolerate us. He loves us too. You. Me.
We are the dearly beloved children of God (see 1 John 3:1-2)! There is no need, and no reason, for any distance. Jesus, our prime example, shared His deepest relationship with His Father. If we are to follow after Christ, shouldn’t we draw close to our Father as well?
The Lord longs to be a Father to you. He desires to know you intimately and to devote Himself with you. Would you allow Him access to your heart (not just to save you from hell, but to love you in life)?
Whether you have the best dad in the world or none at all, there is a Perfect Father who desires to fulfill every need of your heart. If you’ll let Him, He will.
Sometimes that’s scary. Many times it’s hard. But it’s always worth it.
I encourage you to press through and discover your radical Daddy’s love for you. It’s truly unlike any other.
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