Our Present Relationship With Jesus: 5 Implications
There is a difference between our relationship with Jesus before He came, before His crucifixion, and after His resurrection. Understanding the differences and the five implications of our present relationship with Jesus enables us to maintain the relationship and have the power to dominate and excel in all our endeavours.
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Scriptural Reference
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'” (John 20:17 NIV)
The First Relationship with Jesus
Jesus’ first relationship with His disciples was a master-servant relationship. Reference to this relationship can be seen in John 13:13-16, KJV. In the relationship, Jesus was His disciples’ master, and the disciples were His servants.
The Second Relationship with Jesus
From being Jesus’ servants, the relationship moved closer, and they became Jesus’ friends. This change in relationship type can be seen in John 15:15. In the passage, Jesus said that from that point, He wouldn’t call them servants but friends because a servant doesn’t know his master’s business. In Jesus’ case, He had made known everything He learned from the Father. So, they ceased to be Jesus’ servants and became His friends.
The Third Relationship with Jesus
Today’s scripture identifies the third relationship with Jesus, which is our present relationship with Him.
After the crucifixion and death of Jesus, Mary went to the Tomb where Jesus was buried but couldn’t find His body. She turned and saw Jesus but didn’t recognise Him until Jesus called her name. Immediately, she ran to hug Him, but Jesus said she shouldn’t touch Him yet as He hadn’t gone to the Father yet. He asked her to go and tell His brothers He was ascending to His Father, their Father, His God, their God (John 20:17 NIV).
For the first time since starting His ministry, Jesus referred to His disciples as His brothers. So, the relationship changed from friendship to sibling. In other words, Jesus’ disciples ceased to be His friends and became His brothers. Since they had become His brothers, Jesus said His Father was also their Father.
Understanding Our Present Relationship with Jesus
It is pertinent to state that before Jesus’s coming, there was no child of God on earth. Jesus was the only Son of God. However, after Jesus’s death and resurrection, those who believe in Him have been given the power to become sons of God (John 1:12).
The whole essence of Jesus’ coming was to use His blood to wash away our sins and reconcile us to God as His children. Hence, the disciples couldn’t become sons of God until Jesus’s death and resurrection, which washed our sins and reconciled us to God.
That explains why Jesus referred to His disciples as His brothers only after His death and resurrection. So, we are now Jesus’ brothers and sisters.
5 Implications of Our Present Relationship With Jesus
- Since we are presently Jesus’ brothers and sisters, we have the same Father. Thus, the mighty, almighty God is our Father.
- God’s love for Jesus is the same love He has for us. In fact, it was His intense love for us that made Him sacrifice Jesus to save us.
- God sees us like He sees Jesus because we are God’s children, as Jesus is His Son.
- How the devil sees Jesus is how He sees us. When the devil sees a true Christian, he sees Christ in the person. Since the devil does not have any power over Jesus, he does not have any power over Christians.
- In this present relationship where God is our Father, we have the right to go before Him in prayer and ask Him whatever we want, and He will grant us (Matthew 7:8).
Your ability to genuinely see Jesus as your brother and God as your Father will remove all sorts of fear from you, enable you to recover whatever you have lost, and empower you to receive your heart’s desires effortlessly.
Further Study
John 15:15
Prayer Point
Dear Father, thank you for making me your child.
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