I’m not going to mince words here — this is ridiculously simple. Jesus gives us the key to recognizing not only who WE are, but who OTHERS are as well in the Lord’s Prayer. Without further ado, the two words that will transform your world are…
OUR FATHER.
When you believe this — and I don’t mean intellectually, but from your HEART — that the supreme creator of the universe is your genetic FATHER… Well, then.
You are a SON or DAUGHTER of God. Period.
Not only that, but everyone else is ALSO a son or daughter of God.
Whoa.
So how would that change how we treat ourselves and others (love our neighbor as ourselves)? I have to say, if we aren’t treating EVERY SINGLE PERSON in our lives with love borne of the recognition that we are borne of love itself and are interacting with the sons and daughters of love, then we don’t really get it. Not yet.
It can be difficult to understand. Our culture puts up blinders that obscure reality. We’re told that we are evil, and indeed, there are impulses that we must fight that certainly are. But who we are at the core? Sons and daughters.
Not servants, not slaves, not sinners. Sons and daughters.
If you truly believe in your heart that you are a genuine SON or DAUGHTER of the Most High, then you will love yourself. You will be free to express your true self, the opinions of others be damned.
You will find it impossible to judge. After all, some of the other sons and daughters might not have seen their birth certificate yet, but that doesn’t change who they ARE. Our only role is to shine the light for our literal brothers and sisters so that they know their true identity. And how better to do this than by treating them as sons and daughters of the most amazing royalty?
Do we treat everyone in our lives as the royalty that they are?
If not, why not? Could it be that we haven’t truly internalized the truth of our lineage?
Never have I understood the magnitude of these two words. Thank you for this thought provoking post!
Love you Our Father
As a son or daughter of God we are much more than flesh and blood. WE ARE SPIRIT! and that brings us into Christ and He into us.
In other words, we become Him and He becomes us, so much so that he often speaks through those of us who allow Him to; and, more profoundly, H acts through us to minister healings, miracles, words of knowledge, words of wisdom and words of faith.
Have you learned to hear his voice yet? He said, “Call upon me and I will answer.”
You should try that. You might just like it.
Wes Bush