The One Part 7: God and Father of All!

“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” – Ephesians 4:1-6 NIV

Since people have been separated from God from the Garden of Eden and cannot see Him physically, idols have been probably created. Although the word ‘idol’ is often recognised as a celebrity, star, or just a famous singer, it has a different meaning. According to ‘The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms,’ the definition of idol is “a false god or representation of such a one that may be worshiped.” Apart from Pokemon game, theological studies may had been my idol, even though I do not like to admit it. I was so busy and focused on my studies, that I ignored my mum several times and slept past midnight every day. I could had slept early and wake up early to study but that could be a same thing as sleeping late to study and waking up late. I could not reply my situation to my mum as I feared that she could not understand. Because of these circumstances, I decided that I am going to take one paper each semester. It was hard decision as I really have been wanting to work in the church after getting my certificate. However, I have decided to honour my mum. I have many concerns about what my daily routine is going to be like but I have to trust God to take care everything (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Although people may have been ignoring God and worshipping other gods, He has not been ignoring us. If God has been ignoring us, human beings would have been dead. We see this several times in Old Testament. Instead, He has been loving us so much. Because of this, He sent His only beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to remove our death penalties and give us eternal life in Him by the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus (1 John 4:9-10).

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)

Old Testament is not out of contexts but it demonstrates how serious God is about having relationship with us (John 10:11-18) as He is the Heavenly Father according to the Bible. Furthermore, John 10:27-30 declares that once we become believers in Jesus, He will never let go of us. We may run from God but His Spirit probably would prompt us to come back Him (Ephesians 1:11-14). I ran from Him a couple of times but I eventually came back to Him. I am filled with inexpressible joy of the Lord now as I can sense everything is useless unless they are of God. We find this in the book of Ecclesiastes.