"If I can't see you, then you can't see me" is a game of immaturity, ignorance, and an inflated view of self. Of course I cannot hide from my omnipotent God, but I can turn my back on Him, hide my face and heart from Him, plug my ears and babble to drown out His still, small voice, and in doing so, grieve Him.
It is about identity. If I submit to looking at Him honestly, all of Him, as much as I can see, then His light can permeate the depths of me and teach my heart the reality of His nature. God is Love. God is Holy. God loves me. God is the one who makes me holy, so that I can be joined to His one and only Holy Son when that day comes. Holy. The Holy Spirit of God dwells in me to sanctify me through and through and I forget that is a grace gift, a profound honor, a promise from the faithful King. Turning around to face Him. It is so simple and it is the hardest thing to look Love in the face and believe Him, to meet that steady gaze that burns up every false identity and leaves me purified and of one mind: Jesus is worthy of it all. He is worthy of it all. Face Him. Face-to-face, heart-to-heart, unified. When I look at Him, I forget the former things because He chooses to not remember them, He chooses to do a new thing, He chooses to give me Himself, fully, with total wild abandon. Because He loves me. Because He wants me. Because it is best for me to be like Him and made new in the attitude of my mind and heart and soul. Ruled by the Spirit, I am free. The Spirit within encourages me: "Face Him! Face your King! Every night and every morning, face Him; He is lovely. Messiah, most holy. Trust me, God is good. There is no goodness apart from Him. Trust me, God is and God is good." It feels silly to need reminders daily of His worthiness, but the Spirit never wearies in directing my gaze towards the Son. "He's the one. He's the one you are longing for, all hope finds its fulfillment in Yeshua, your salvation. He's the one. Look at Him." Comments are closed.
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