Greetings sis Reis, et al;
The fellowship of the saints with the FATHER, can only be had in
JESUS CHRIST. "/Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if
ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also." (John 8:19)
"Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known me, Philip? //_he that hath seen me hath seen the
Father_//; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?" (John 14:9/)
The Jews claimed to know the FATHER yet they proved they did not
because they knew not the SON when HE walked among them. "/No man hath
seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of
the Father, he hath declared him." (John 1:18/) The FATHER is
inapproachable, dwelling in the LIGHT to which no man may come. Yet
JESUS CHRIST who is ONE with the FATHER has visited us in our darkness
and shown us the LIGHT as HE is the LIGHT of the world. We know the
FATHER because we know the SON who reveals the FATHER as HE walks among
us. "/But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin. " (1John 1:7/)
Blessings, mike
On 3/20/2021 4:56 PM, Soraya Reis wrote:
*"Truly, our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3*
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*Precious, blessed consideration! Art thou, my soul, at this time in the full enjoyment of it? Pause over the inquiry. Sometimes, for the want of this search of soul, and the neglect of it, deadness, or at least leanness, creeps in. Say then, my soul, how art thou dealing with thy God? and how is thy God dealing with**thee? When were his latest manifestations? When did he take thee to his banqueting-house; or when didst thou sit under his shadow? Hast thou very lately heard his voice, saying, "Fear not, I am thy salvation?" The discovery of these things are among the sweetest exercises which flow from the indwelling Spirit. *
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*Go on further in the inquiry - how art thou dealing with thy God? When hadst thou fellowship and communion with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ? What petitions hast thou now awaiting for answers from the heavenly court? What grateful acknowledgments have lately gone up for mercies received? How is thine acquaintance there advancing? How art thou growing in grace, and in the knowledge of thy Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? If these things are neglected by thee, will not a strangeness between thy God and thee come on; such as is induced by earthly friendships, when absence and time, where there is no correspondence kept up, wears out remembrance? *
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*My soul, rouse up, and consider the vast importance of keeping up constant intercourse with thy God and Saviour. **Precious Jesus! do thou keep the flame of love alive; manifest to my soul the certainty and reality of my union with thee, thou sweet Saviour, by causing this blessed communion to be constant, unceasing, and full of divine communications. Let thy Spirit call forth in me the exercise of the graces he hath planted; and do thou come forth in refreshing manifestations of love; so that, while prayers go up, blessings may come down; and while thou art graciously saying, "Seek ye my face," my heart may say unto thee," Thy face, Lord, will I seek." *
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*Oh, the blessedness of such a life to break the power of sin; to revive and strengthen the spirits; to open and to enlarge to my view the discoveries of thy Person, thy glory, thy riches, thy suitableness, thine all sufficiency. If, dearest Jesus, thou wilt mercifully keep this fellowship, this partnership, alive in my soul, how will my poor soul be living upon thee, and with thee; and how shall I be exchanging with thee all my leanness, poverty, wretchedness, and weakness, for thy fulness, riches, righteousness, and strength? Come, then, Lord Jesus, and "until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe, or a young hart, upon the mountains of Bether."*
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*Robert Hawker (1753-1827) *