AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR; for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
(Ephesians 2:17-18, NASB)
“Through Him [Christ] we both [Jews and Gentiles] have our access in one [Holy] Spirit to the Father …”
Do you see the significance of the words in this verse? We who believe in the God of the Bible believe in a three-in-one God. It’s one of those mysteries that we won’t fully understand this side of heaven.
But we believe in God the Father—Creator, Sustainer. We believe in God the Son, Jesus Christ—Redeemer, Savior. We believe in God the Holy Spirit—Intercessor, Indwelling Strength. One God acting in three persons.
And so I can go to my Father, my Abba, and praise Him for this amazing world He created and for His loving plan for my life (Jer. 29:11). I can thank my Lord Jesus for His incredible sacrifice that allowed for my salvation (Rom. 5:8). I can ask the Holy Spirit to speak to the Father through my groaning (Rom. 8:26).
I’m not sure exactly why God—the three-in-one God—is how He is … but I don’t have to know. I just have to trust in His word. And know He is everything I need.
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