Born of God...what a glorious term to dwell on and in. For from it we have the ability to call the Almighty God and One True Omnipotent Abba Father. Not just Father, but Abba Father. Dad, Papa, or Daddy God denotes the definition of Abba Father. And this same God who formed the oceans by the placement of the lands, who told the waters where to stop along the shore, and who created, suspended, and named every star, calling them each by their pet-name, takes us in our filthy rags and trades our rags for garments of praise, righteousness, and royalty by admitting us into His family and calling us by our pet-names! The family of God! Born of God...allow God to cultivate that phrase within you. What beauty does this phrase bring!
But a certain weight comes attached to admittance into the family of God. The only weight, however, is not really a weight, but more of an abandonment to self and the norms of the world for an exchange to live a life in the natural way of creation--glorifying God! The natural way! It should come naturally to live a life for the glory of God. The norm of the world speaks otherwise, nevertheless, and causes resistance to the desire to follow after the omnipotent Father (see Romans 1).
Meditate on this concept, beloved. The Creator God, who longs for us to call Him Abba Father, embedded within us the capacity, desire, and longing for His glory and the knowledge of Him. First, our spirits give us the capacity to contain God's glory without simply exploding. God created us as spirits who have souls and take up residence within a body. This designates the three-fold nature of man: body, soul, and spirit. From this design of man, God reveals His glory to all of creation. Second, desire and longing to know and be known by the God of Glory lives within us all. Many deny these desires, but a natural inclination to question existence, purpose, and life itself has left many in life-long debates of the character and/or existence of God. And because of the fingerprints of Himself and His character that God has left upon creation, no man, not one, is left with a valid excuse (Romans 1:18-23).
And when the symphony plays all together, we see the beauty of the Father as Omnipotent within His longing for us to call Him Abba Father: although high above every principality and power, the LORD of Hosts created us with the capacity and craving to call Him "Daddy," and He Himself calls us by our very pet-name! Because of this reality, one truly born of God does not live a life of habitual sin because the Father's seed dwells within that man (1 John 3:9). The natural way of life commences, thus the unnatural perversion of sin has no place. A stumble, stutter-step, or trip-up of sin does not apply here, it is the habitual lifestyle of sin that a true child of God, who is born of God, cannot partake of. They literally cannot live in such sin. It would be unnatural and perverted. Therefore, Christ's sacrifice, which put death in its grave, allowed for us to become born of God and become dead to sin but alive in Him. All from the beauty of God's control through His omnipotence and perfect providence.
It only makes sense that God would have all the power (omnipotent). He created all things, how could He not have all of the power? Anything that may go against God, He created. Not only that, but He knew when He created that being that they would one day rebel and become an enemy. It would be like playing chess with someone who could literally read minds. No matter what move you made, they would see the bigger picture because they not only know how you would/will move, but also how other moves will make you move. They could manipulate the field for any desired ending. This very trait of God gives Him unending power.
Born of Him, this omnipotent God, He defends us with His omnipotence. He has made covenant with us, and therefore has committed Himself to defending us, but the real test comes when all seems dark. When the enemy approaches and strikes all around, and when it appears that God has forgotten us in our paths or not given the justice we feel we deserve, that is when the real test comes.
A humorous atmosphere resides in the place where we, as children of the Creator, say things such as, "You don't even know, God" or "Why did You make things this way." When we do not know the who, what, when, where, or whys, doubt usually finds no trouble gaining strongholds over us. I often go so far as to making my own way or rushing things prematurely instead of waiting on God and following His guidance despite the lack of a visible path or clear direction.
Such dangerous grounds to tread on, beloved! Spend time chewing on Isaiah 50 and focusing in on Isaiah 50:10-11 and the danger associated with kindling our own fire to see through times of darkness will become reality to you. Yet, God gives us a picture of following Him, as a blind man might, during these seasons that seem dark and unknown. Here, Abba Father reaches His hand for ours and beckons us to trust Him for the next move. He sees the larger picture; He knows the chess opponent's every thought; He created everything. If God is for us, what then can come against us?
Yet we find ourselves in these places of fatigue, unrest, and weariness, and we question God. Why ever so? How could I know? Everything He is and has done for us surely should incline us to trust in His omnipotence. And rightly so, we have no reason to doubt Him! He created all things and dwells far above all things as LORD of Hosts and LORD of All. By simply blowing, man withers as grass beneath His breath. He knows our past, present, and future and remains the Everlasting God through it all. He watched us grow from the unnatural, perverted ways of living for this world and the ruler of this world to the natural and pure living for His Kingdom and the Creator of this world, Himself!
The greatness of His omnipotence resides in this: God created us for intimacy with Him, fills us with power from Him, defends us with the knowledge of Him, and renews us with strength from Him. He remains faithful from everlasting to everlasting. He never grows weary, never loses strength, and never deteriorates. Even those who live in the peak of their lives and have energy vibrant for vigorous living will utterly fall and stumble badly, but He, He never loses strength, and those who wait for, lean on, and trust in Him will also gain new strength. The unnatural leads to death, but the natural leads to life and even life to the fullest. Praise be to God, the Omnipotent!
Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God"? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait on the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.
-Isaiah 40:27-31
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