I was looking at the parantheses in the opening of the book of Galatians this morning in the first verse.  Verse 1 says, “Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)“  It got me thinking how powerful it is to be of God.  If you think about it, God planned you out before you were born (Psalm 139).  He knew you before there ever was a planet Earth.  And then He chose you to be His child.  He died for you to win you to Himself.  He called you to His mission.  And not in just some general way!  He has called you PERSONALLY to His mission.  He has a specific plan for YOU!

If you think about it, you and I can say what Paul said - We aren’t of men.  We have been called of Jesus Christ and God the Father.  Think of the power in that statement…

I have three sons and, at any time, I may give one of them authority over the others.  It works this way:  I need for them to clean their room or to wash their hands for supper or whatever.  So I tell one of them to tell their other two brothers to do what I have told them to do.  At that moment that individual boy is OF ME with MY AUTHORITY and carries with him all the weight of their father.  For the other two to disobey that boy is to disobey ME!  There is much power being in that position.

What a blessing!  That’s why we can walk like a pimp!  I’m not of me.  I’m of Jesus Christ, and God the Father.  I come with His power and His authority in the context of His mission.  I wear His name (Christ-ian) and am the apple of His eye!

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