Episode 4: Sons

Episode 4: Sons

If you had to choose one relationship in Scripture that is the closest, who would you go with?

Jacob and Rahcel? He worked 7 years for that girl!
Isaac and Rebekah? Ah. Her humble posture when she is about to meet him.
Priscilla and Aqulia? Totally in sync on the mission of God, sitting hand in hand on that couch, welcoming Apollos.
Ruth abd Boaz? Breath-taking in the way he contends for and redeems her.
Joesph and Mary? Traveling to Bethlehem, us against the world.

Or maybe it’s not a marriage that comes to mind
Maybe it's Jonathan and David, the tightest of friends.
Or Paul and Timothy, pastor and protege.

Those are all good choices, but I would go with Christ and His Father. 

Their relationship is actually meant to be the archetype of love and affection and togetherness and trust that all holy human relationships are to be marked by. The way they love each other is how we will love them (and them us!) and each other forever.

Jesus loved his Father.

And the Father loved the Son. 

We see that side of it on clearest display at Christ’s baptism. Who could ever forget it? Jesus wades into those Jordan waters and John goes, "Hold up, timeout, what are you doing here? This is backwards. I need you to baptize me." And Jesus goes, "I know, but do it ayway, it's the right thing. I don’t need cleaning from sin, but I do need identifying with the sinners I am here to save."

And do you know who didn’t miss that baptism? His dad. The Father was there, as any good Father would be. 

And as soon as Christ emerges from those waters, He loudly, exuberantly, joyfully lets everyone in earshot know: ‘This is my deeply loved son, and with Him I am so pleased.” Bostonian translation: "That’s my boy. I love this kid.” 

Every man who ever becomes a dad to sons or daughters is invited onto that reality right there. A deep and close "I love you and would do anything for you" relationship of love and affection.

So I talked with my dad about becoming and being a father.