Who Are You? Week 3

Papa,
Thank you that we get to come boldly to you for whatever we need. Thank you that Jesus is obedient so we can have Him to believe in and see that change and get that access. Thank you that we do not have to always be worried about ourselves, but that we can step back because we know that You have it all under control on our behalf. Jesus, thank you that you paved the way for us, you led by example and opened yourself that we could be in you, enabling us to receive all of these blessings. In your name,
Amen
On Monday, we looked at Ephesianas 3:5-6. If you are in Christ, then you are one with Him. You have been united with Him. He has fulfilled all we never could from the old covenants, He showed us how to live perfectly in constant communion with the Father and the Holy Spirit. He paved the way so that we can live in blessings that we do not deserve. That is who you are according to this passage.
Not only that, but on Wednesday we were reminded about how we have full access to the Father through our union with Jesus. That is the fulfillment of the Father’s plan, that through our union with Jesus,who is God, we would become one with Godself in some way. If that sounds weird, it is, but it is entirely scriptural. The reality is that because we are in Christ, we can approach the Father with boldness, as in His eyes, we are Jesus. That is a weird thing, because the Father still sees and knows each of us individually, yet because of the faith we were given, both in and of/from Christ, that is somehow the reality which is ours, here and now. Think about your ideal dad, your “ultimate dad”, then ratchet that up many times over and you’ll get a taste for how good Father God is. He has the means to literally give you anything in the world. He also knows you better than any dad could, He created you. He is the source of wisdom, so He will never give you something that is so far beyond your capacity that it would destroy you. Remember, there is a profound difference between your earthly and your heavenly father.
Finally, on Friday, we learned that because we are in Christ, we get to fully experience the fullness of the Love of God. That is what the power, here, is working out in us, and why, as we become more fully one with Him, and our desires begin to shift toward being in alignment with His, then we will begin to receive super-abundantly more than we could ever ask or even dare to imagine. That is the key: emptying ourselves and asking to be filled and overfilled with Him.
So what did we learn about our identities in Christ this week? 1 In Christ, we get the fullness of the blessings promised in the old covenants, because He fulfilled them for us. 2 we can come to the Father boldly as beloved sons and daughters, not fearing punishment for asking to much or too often, but we do need to die to ourselves that we would have the bandwidth to understand and desire what He desires for us. That is where we can begin to expect more than we could possibly imagine, hope, or dream of.