Ephesians 5:14 “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”

when Paul was preaching throughout the world, there were always people who saw the power and wanted it. Paul preached Christ and Him crucified. You can’t enter into the kingdom without first coming to the knowledge of Jesus. I was 20 some years before I had a real relationship with my earthly father. It took that long before we had an a close personal relationship. I talked to him and he to me almost every day. We couldn’t establish that kind of relationship without the help of God. This is the relationship that God wants with us, a relationship of a father to his son. God shows us how to develop this kind of relationship. In my walk with God, I began as a servant. Then I discovered I was a son. Then I was a son with an inheritance. Then I was a son, who’s older brother sat on the right hand of my Father. God wants everyone to have that personal and intimate relationship. Sing unto the Lord a new song.