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Well, it's because we believe that we were far from love and that heaven had turned his face. We believe that sin had slammed the door on grace and left us feeling displaced. Yeah. But could a father, son, and spirit whose bond no dark can sever create us in communion's flame, then cast us off forever? In other words, is God out of this love relationship, face-to-face-to-face, communion with himself, wants a big family, doesn't set it up in his son? He creates us. Is He going to create us to throw us off forever?

Not the Father, Son, and Spirit. Not the one I know. No, the one that we know hung on a cross and said, Father, forgive them. Yeah. Well, I keep going back to that idea that we want to make God in our image instead of realizing we're made in His image. Yep. Because this is how we do, that's how God's got to do. I'm going to run out of patience with you, so we think he's going to run out of patience. He don't run out of patience. I'm only going to be in relationship with you as long as you do like I think you ought to do. Act a certain way. Walk a certain way. Believe a certain way. If you don't, then we're not going to be friends. You're not going to be my child. Yeah.

Well, and then, okay, I have to admit, in this world system, you go to work and you've got to perform in order to get paid. But that's this world system. And then we want to take this world system, created by our fallen minds, and put it upon the kingdom of God and the way God is. That's right. That he's not going to provide or bless you if you don't do some mysterious something or other. Yeah. Yeah, that's lie. Yeah. Religion.

I like what it says here. The cross was not a bridge for God as if he went away. The cross revealed his great desire, love's greatest grand display. He was never separate. From us. If you go to hell, David said, I'm there. If you go into Hades, you're already there. How are you going to get away from God? The Lord told me that years ago. I mean, it's been over 23, 24 years ago when the Lord said, show me and help me understand. I can't get away from Him. I mean, really, where am I going to go?

From the transcript...

Oh, we’re finding our way through this wild life. His love shines brighter than the brightest light.

2 Corinthians 3:18—so you’re being changed into the same image. As we behold Jesus, He transforms us into what He is. We begin to awaken to the reality that we are joined to Him, one with Him, complete in Him. We’re in union—a life-giving union.

But we don’t really understand what that means until we see it in Him. And that’s when transformation begins. The word there is metamorphosis.

It really comes down to not only how you see, but what you see. Because how you see is like that veil—your perception. You can be veiled. And then, what are you actually looking at?

One thing I’ve noticed in my own life is how my perception of people has changed. That’s where the rubber meets the road—I look at people differently.

When Jesus was teaching about prayer, He gave what we call the model prayer—some call it the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father…” In it, He says, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” or some variation of that.

And when He finishes, that’s the only part of the prayer He comments on. He essentially says, “If you don’t forgive others, your Heavenly Father will not forgive you.”

Two things stand out to me there.

First, how you understand the nature of the Father will shape how you interpret what He just said. Because some people see the Father as a legalist—a judge saying, “Oh yeah…”

[Verse]

Winds howl through the narrow lane

But faith lights up the darkened plain

Mile by mile we bravely ride

With God’s goodness as our guide

[Chorus]

Oh we’re finding our way through this wild life

His love shines brighter than the brightest light

When we stumble and fall he holds our hand

Together we’ll find goodness in this land

[Verse 2]

The road may twist and rivers rise

But hope reflects in open skies

Each struggle paints a sacred hue

Life’s a canvas he’s painting

Too

[Chorus]

Oh we’re finding our way through this wild life

His love shines brighter than the brightest light

When we stumble and fall he holds our hand

Together we’ll find goodness in this land

[Bridge]

Through valleys deep through mountains tall

His voice calls soft above it all

No fear can linger no shadow stay

When his grace leads us day by day

[Chorus]

Oh we’re finding our way through this wild life

His love shines brighter than the brightest light

When we stumble and fall he holds our hand

Together we’ll find goodness in this land