I shared my view that Papa God created us out of His passion to have fellowship with Him. I believe had I been the only person on the planet, He would have done whatever was necessary (only He knows what is necessary) to reconcile Himself with me and me with Him. Our first covenant is with Papa God and was made possible by Christ Word/Son and is animated by Holy Spirit (the ever-present essence of Papa God and Christ Word/Son).
Papa did not stop there. He designed that we would sojourn together. Sisters and Brothers sharing the same Heavenly Father. He expands the application of Covenant to encompass relationships between His Creation. These secondary Covenants establish Spiritual relationship. Papa God is in the relationship business. He reconciles and restores in order for us to experience maximum relationship with Him and with each other via Christ Word/Son guided by Holy Spirit.
The basis of our relationship with each other is our mutual recognition of and submission to the sovereignty of Papa God. I recall sharing with my Mom on one occasion the epiphany I experienced. "There is a God," I proclaimed, "and He is not me! (or I am not Him)" As Jacob pointed out in his Me vs. Myself post, we are at war when we choose to be.
Remember Tonto and the Lone Ranger? The Lone Ranger was, by definition, disconnected for all practical purposes from others. Like Spiderman, in a way, he wanted to remain anonymous so that none close to him would be placed at risk. I realize I might be over-generalizing a bit, however, my point is that sometimes people choose, for what they perceive is the betterment of others, to remain alone - isolated - separated. Two points in this regard: 1) we were made for fellowship and 2) isolation leads to defeat (not victory).
We are guided by Holy Spirit illuminating the truth from the pages of the disputatious book, the Bible, that we are to submit ourselves one to another. We are to prefer each other. The submission is mutual and is equitable because Papa God's Kingdom is one of equality. There is no Jew nor Greek, slave nor master, man nor woman (Democrat or Republican). In other words, the labels and tags used by the flesh-motivated world are often an attempt to enslave. Societal hierarchies are created. Social order is established. What is really happening is that the strong are lording their strength over the weak.
Remember one of our foundational tenets: Christ Word/Son came to simplify, not complicate. Christ essentially modeled that giving one's life up (laying it down, as it were) is the key to allowing Papa God to animate us as He desires for us. When I am willing to lay down my life for my friend (and I have no greater friend than the Word/Son) I actually begin to "live." When I am willing to serve others at my own expense, there is nothing to lord over anyone because I am not protecting what I perceive to be mine. I am not threatened because I have nothing to lose.
I am His and He is mine. We are all equal in His sight. He loves each of us equally passionately. I have nothing to gain because I have access to all already.
So, whenever you think you have something to lose and that you are better off on your own, take a deep breath and think again. Think about the fact that your very breath is provided by another. We control so very little of our existence, but we are known and loved by the One Who does.
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