The Acceptable and Holistic Approach to God
His mercy and grace have we been able to come boldly.
Solely on the basis of the blood of the Lamb- Jesus Christ.
We are then privileged to call Him “Abba, Father.”
The bible revealed more names in His diverse manifestation.
In the likes of- counsellor, healer, wonderful and a host of others.
Just as a biological father is approached with respect to what he’s known for.
In like manner, this explains in relation to our Heavenly Father.
But our first approach to Him must be as our Lord and God.
You remember the tone of God while going the ten commandments?
It strongly says “I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
The moment we override and/or overemphasize an approach of God over another/others, profanity or blasphemy takes place.
Haven’t you noticed that some people don’t reverence God in an area or another?
They’ve probably limited their sight in seeing Jesus as ‘the son of a carpenter.’
Forgetting that He transformed before selected disciples on the mount of transfiguration.
Neither did they remember that He was the same Person the writer of Revelation described His awesomeness as much as he could.
Such that he fell as a dead man before Him.
Jesus as three forms contextually.
Revelation 19:13 to 16 captures it all.
First, He’s known as THE WORD OF GOD.
Then “the Word was made FLESH, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
And the last form for context purpose is the JUDGE OF ALL THINGS and/or KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS.
Psalms 138:2 establishes that “…thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
How then did God the Father magnified His word above His name?
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.”
We must not forget Psalms 24- clean hands and a pure heart.
We must invariably approach God has who He is and not as our own limited and/or restricted view point(s).
In all things, remember “GOD IS WHO HE HIS.”
He tells us who He is, we don’t define who He is nor who we want Him to be.
Lest we blasphemy His holy name and glorious nature.
Shalom!