Do You Have A Personal Relationship with The Father?

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September 24th, 2008
By Connie Ciccone
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Do You Have A Personal Relationship with The Father?



Scripture: Matthew 16:15 "But whom do you say I am?"

What a powerful challenge this question was to the disciples of Jesus, and it remains a powerful challenge to us today, as we must also identify who Jesus is to us personally. Jesus had first asked the disciples what other men thought about Him, but His main interest was their own personal revelation. This knowledge that Jesus is the Son of the Living God comes only as God the Father gives insight. It is a supernatural revelation by the Holy Spirit. When the disciples identified Jesus as the Christ, they were saying that He was the Messiah that the prophets had spoken about. He was the one that would be anointed to preach to the poor, heal the broken hearted, and do many other mighty miracles (Luke 4:18 & Isaiah 61). They were acknowledging that Jesus was not only the Savior, but that He was their healer and deliver, and in essence that He came to fulfill all scriptures pertaining to the Messiah.

It was upon this personal revelation that Jesus said that He would build His church. Acts 2:21 says, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." There is a saying that sums it up, "Sitting on a pew will not make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage will make you a car." Thank You Joyce Meyer for reminding us this fact in many of Her Spirit Filled Messages. Jesus is still in the process of building His church. Salvation comes only through a personal encounter with Him. This Is a very important step to knowing Jesus. Many trust Him as Lord and Savior, but never release their faith to trust Him for physical healing, emotional restoration, or as the Shepherd that will lead them and meet their material needs.

God wants us to live in the total revelation that His Son, Jesus, is the Messiah. He wants us to receive all that Jesus came to provide. He also wants us to understand that His Son was bruised for our iniquities and that Jesus has redeemed us from the curse of the law. Everything that we need has been paid for by the precious blood of Jesus. Yet, these blessings can only come to us as we receive a personal revelation of who Jesus is and embrace a personal relationship with Him.
Our active response to these two things will dictate our answer to Jesus' direct and profound question,
"Who do you say that I am?"

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!

With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie

Please help me Celebrate The Following, that I am be worthy to Fulfill
My duties in Spirit and for my Beloved Father.

Constance M. Ciccone

Has Demonstrated Values of the Christian Faith and in recognition is hereby Ordained a minister of The Lord Jesus Christ with all the obligations, rights, and Privileges thereof.
Minister Credentials

This 24th day of September in the year of our Lord 2008 Ordination Number # 0149