John 10:30

“You see,” Jesus informs them, “My Father and I are indivisible! We are one in the same.”  John 10:30 EFP

This is quite a summary statement. When all is said and done it is this truism that holds everything else in place. “My Father and I are one.” That’s it; there is nothing more important than this.

There is no point of contention between Father and Son. They are and have always been perfectly aligned and acting in perfect harmony. The Godhead is one in thought, in action, in purpose, in substance, in love, and in eternity.

But, there is a picture that comes through that has become so important to me, but that at times clashes with long-standing concepts about God and his relationship with his creation, and more importantly, His Son. God and Jesus are one in judgment. There is no variance between them. Jesus does not have to convince the Father to do anything he does not already want to do. “God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself…” (2 Corinthians 5:19). We create misrepresentations regarding the character of God when we allow a breach to develop between God and Jesus. They are one. It is the clash his consuming fire of perfect holiness and our sinful and corruptible nature that Jesus has to cover to grant us access to the Father. He wants me to come to him! But without Jesus I cannot come without being consumed. In Christ I have access—direct and unimpeded. In Jesus, I can enter and taste the “one-ness” they have and want me to experience. That’s pretty awesome!