Intimacy is what FATHER desires with HIS Sons and Daughters.
There should be no distance in our relationship with FATHER. He wants us to experience the fullness of eternal life now, not just later when we die and go to Heaven. What is Eternal Life? Jesus tells us.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 17:
1 This is what Jesus prayed as He looked up into Heaven,
“Father, the time has come.
Unveil the glorious splendor of Your Son
so that I will magnify Your glory!
2 You have already given Me authority
over all people so that I may give
the gift of Eternal Life to all those that You have given to Me.
3 Eternal life means to know and experience You
as the only True God,
and to know and experience Jesus Christ,
as the Son Whom You have sent.
4 I have glorified You on the earth
by faithfully doing everything You’ve told Me to do.
5So my Father, restore Me back to the glory
that We shared together when We were face-to-face
before the universe was created.”
Jesus clearly speaks of His pre-incarnate state in this passage. When the Trinity wrote your book in Heaven (Psalm 139:16”, Jesus was there with Father and The Holy Spirit. Are you and I faithfully glorifying Father on the earth? If these teachings are witnessing with you, are you sharing them with others? Be led by The Holy Spirit on what actions to take to do your part in spreading The Gospel, no matter what form it takes. Your gifts will assist you in glorifying Father on the earth just as Jesus did.
Eternal Life is a gift thus it cannot be earned. Agape Love gives gifts without reservation and there is no concern that Heaven is reluctant to share Eternal Life with anyone, no matter what their past. We have all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit concerning gifts from Above in 1st Corinthians chapter 1:
4 I am always thanking My God for you because He has given you such free and open access to His grace through your union with Jesus, the Messiah.
5 In Him you have been made extravagantly rich in every way. You have been endowed with a wealth of inspired utterance and the riches that come from your intimate knowledge of Him.
6 For the reality of the Truth of Christ is seen among you and strengthened through your experience of Him.
7 So now you aren’t lacking any Spiritual gift as you eagerly await the unveiling of the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.
8 He will keep you steady and strong to the very end, making your character mature so that you will be found innocent on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God is forever faithful and can be trusted to do this in you, for He has invited you to co-share the life of His Son, Jesus, the Anointed One, our King!
First of all, we have been given the gift of Eternal Life. This gift then allows us to activate specific gifts deposited in us so that we can minister to others in need. What a beautiful plan designed by Agape Love!