Come to Me even when I see all about you - Whisper from Father, God

⁸ When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” ⁹ For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, ¹⁰ and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” ¹¹ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.  Luke 5:8-11 NIV

Why do you find it difficult to approach me?  What aspect of the ugliness of sin makes you afraid to be in my presence?  From the beginning Adam expressed fear and tried to hide from me after he violated my command.  It is true that when light and dark collide, all of the darkness has to flee.

Jacob had to run away from his home after stealing the blessing.  Judah hid behind self-righteousness while confronting Tamar’s sexual misconduct.  Joseph’s brothers put blood on their hands to escape the betrayal of selling out Joseph. Saul, the people made me do it, hid behind the fear of man.  David pursued the busyness of life (thinking I would forget because of the passage of time) until I helped him see “that thou art the man”.

Because of my Son’s death on the cross, he made a pathway for you to come to me.  David expressed that I have all knowledge about him, yet he still asked that I reveal any wicked way in him that remained hidden.  I want you to come to me, because I alone have the ability to remove the scum that sticks to you because of sin.  There is a moment of pain, as I remove the thorns of stupid life actions.  You will hurt just a moment as I wipe the dirt out of that scuffle when you said such awful things.  My hug of love may reveal some back tension from the weight of unconfessed sin that you have been carrying.  But my closeness is necessary for me to unravel the sin that so easily entangles.

Come to me all of you who are heavy laden and I will give you rest.  I want you close enough to me that you can see the reflection of yourself in my eyes.  For there you will see yourself as I see you…my beloved child.

Whispers from your Father, God