Father's Love Letter

I Asked Jesus, "How Much Do You Love Me?" 

"THIS MUCH," He answered 

and He Stretched Out His Arms and Died

The Very Words of Christ (speaking of Himself):

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”  -The Gospel of John, Chapter 3, verses 16-21 (NKJV)
 

"DEEP CALLS TO DEEP"

~ Walking in the Will of God ~

To begin the eternal journey of walking in the “Will of God” can be compared to standing on the sandy seashore overlooking the beautiful vast ocean contemplating whether or not to enter in.  The ocean represents God; majestically breathtaking, deep, wide, enormous, fearful to behold, but ever so wooing.  With each roaring crash of the wonderfully artistic waves breaking against the surface of the water, the Spirit of God is beckoning and calling to those who are still standing on the outskirts of: His Will, His Love, His Life, and “His Son.”  These are the poor lost souls still wandering on the scorched sands of fallen humanity.  From time to time some of these treasured souls take notice of the beautiful vastness calling to them, and they get just close enough to feel the refreshing splash of the tide as it embraces their sun seared feet.  In and out, back and forth – the tide goes – wooing them, summoning them to venture out into the deep.   

“Deep calls to deep”, is the cry of the Spirit of God calling to the innermost being  of mankind.  Those who take heed and answer the call have taken their first precious step into the “Will of God”.  Now, the question that I, and every Born-again Believer, must ask is:  “How far does one go?”  “Ankle high?  Knee high?  Waist high?  Or in over our head?” (reference Ezekiel 47).  The answer depends on how much control we are willing to give up and give to God.  Merely lingering in ankle high water is sadly remaining in an immature state and shallow relationship with God.  Where as, total immersion, is complete surrender and trust in God.  It not only represents God being in control, but it is the inner-secret place of knowing God intimately and being in Unity with Him.  This is “The Deep”. 

~November 2008