You Can Trust The Father
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This is the life-giving message we heard him share and it's still ringing in our ears. We now repeat his words to you: God is pure light. You will never find even a trace of darkness in him. If we claim that we share life with him, but keep walking in the realm of darkness, we're fooling ourselves and not living the truth. But if we keep living in the pure light that surrounds him, we share unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, continually cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:5-7)
Believing that Abba is pure light and that you'll never find even a trace of darkness in Him is about trusting Him.
Can you trust the Father?
We were always told that God was trying to get us out of our comfort zone. There's only one problem with that statement... one of God's names is Comforter. Pastor Tim shared this truth with us: "He's not trying to get you out of your comfort zone, He's trying to get you out of the lie that you're comfortable." He's trying to usher us into real comfort, that can only be found in Him, the Comforter. Pastor Tim shared this on Sunday: "Some of us are in situations and circumstances where we feel 'comfortable,' but it's keeping us from being who He has called us to be. It's keeping us from taking the chances that God has designed us to take." Abba is calling us out of the lie, the illusion, that we're comfortable so we can find true comfort in Him.
This truth is so important for us to embrace because part of the reason we don't have boldness in our obedience to His voice is that we don't really trust Him. If you believe that Abba is pure light, you'll be able to trust Him when He says, "Go in this direction," or, "Take this step." When you believe that He is Comforter, you won't feel like obeying Him is a risk. You will be fully convinced that Abba is perfectly good and following His voice will only lead you to a greater measure of comfort, confidence, and rest.
This is all about how we view God.
The "realm of darkness" that John the Beloved is referring to in this scripture is not sinful behavior, it is our darkened perspective of God. Do you still see things that happen in your life as God's judgment? That's the "realm of darkness" that John is talking about. Do you still see unfortunate events as God punishing you for some sinful behavior? That's "realm of darkness" thinking. And John is telling us that if we claim to know Abba but still have that dark thinking, we're fooling ourselves and still not living in the truth. What is the truth? ABBA IS PURE LIGHT, AND THERE IS NO TRACE OF DARKNESS IN HIM AT ALL.
What is your perspective of Abba when bad things happen? Do you still believe that He is pure light? Is He still perfectly good even when you encounter hard things? He is still overflowing with love for you? Or is He an angry, distant father who has no choice but to punish you and put you out of His presence?
I guess the real question that we must ask ourselves is this: what kind of father is He?
This is the deep work that Abba is doing in our hearts in The Wilderness Place. He's once and for all removing the darkened, broken perspective that we have concerning His nature. He is showing up every single day to walk with us because He is committed to convincing our hearts that He is Pure Light and Perfect Love. He's a Good Dada!
Beloved One, take His hand today and let His tender voice speak to your heart. Let Him whisper into your ear how He really feels about you. Intimacy with Him will change everything in you. You can trust your Father!
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Worship: "You and You Alone" by UPPERROOM
Honor: Give Online to The Wilderness Place
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