God's beautiful word of Grace to us, otherwise known as the
gospel, opens our eyes to the truth of Christ in us..what relief floods
our soul as we find that we already have what we were seeking - God,
relationship with God, nearness to God, union with God, safety, eternal
security, love and acceptance, a Home, belonging, peace and joy, good
will from God to us!! We are already Home inside, already safe, already
His very own dear child..already connected, delighted in, embraced,
cherished, taken care of, free, okay..everything is okay, all is well,
all is eternally WELL for us!
That is the good news of the gospel! That is the best news in the universe! That is the truth of the ages!
We
are in God, His children, He is in us, and nothing can change that!
Christ came to prove that even our worst act - murdering God's Son -
cannot take us from God's heart or take Him from our lives! He came to
prove that even when we were doing our worst deed of killing God's Son,
God was still calling us innocent! Christ came to prove that we are
innocent, righteous little children in God's eyes, His dear little
babies, the delight of His heart!
In
His eyes we can literally 'do no wrong,' for He knows that the things
we did (and still do) are out of fear and confusion and pain, and so
Christ can honestly state, 'they don't know what they are doing.' He
remembers we are dust, knows our frame, is a good Parent..good parents
don't hold it against their babies when they act out..good parents see
beyond the tantrums to the hurting child that is acting out because of
fear, hunger, loneliness, discomfort, need or pain.
Our
Papa is so good! He always looked beyond our fault and saw our need of
Love! He always saw our heart was good, we were just scared and felt
alone in the world. He sent Jesus to draw us up in a big bear hug of
Love! And Jesus' cross did just that, drawing all men to Him, embracing
the world with a Love Hug. And He rose to give us such a fresh start,
wiping away all the pain of our misdeeds, literally erasing the crime we
committed! (Murder? What murder? Where is the evidence of the crime?
Where is the dead body? It's gone!!) Haha, He 'made death work
backward,' as C. S. Lewis says, erased our sin, restored the feeling of innocence! Isn't He
wonderful! He takes away the sting, the pain, the shame..cleanses our
conscience! We can stop beating ourselves up, because God knew that our
hearts were good and that we were only acting out of pain and fear and
confusion from religious lies we were told..He knew we were innocent
inside and He proved it to us, justified us, vindicated us before the
accuser, putting down every voice of accusation that might rise within
us! (Yes, His babies are really good, good-natured, sweet and loving, for they take after their good, loving Papa, of course!) And He wiped away our 'crime' by erasing what we did, raising up
the One we killed! Daddy took care of everything, Daddy made it all
better!
Now we can go on with our Papa in this beautiful Edenic love existence, enjoying life as we walk on through it all with Him, just reveling in all the Love He pours out, able to talk to Him at any time, free to just BE ourselves in union with Him, enjoying a life of true peace and joy in His presence, knowing all is well and all WILL end up well! Aaahh, deep sigh!
We've been searching for this fountain of life and love all our lives, and we've finally found out it's been within us all along! Christ in you, the hope of glory..the mystery revealed - we are just like Christ, we are little Christs, God in human bodies, flesh encasing Spirit, one Spirit within, part of God, having a true River of Life flowing out of us!! Heaven was within us all along, part of us, and us part of it/Him..the wonderful place we've been longing for with that deep down ache inside..was God Himself, found to be within us all along, found to be our very core, our very nature, our very spirit/Spirit, the seed and root from which we sprang forth! I carry God around wherever I go, for deep within me God carries me wherever He goes!
What a wonderful God who is in us (and we in Him - beautiful union) and what a wonderful gospel!
