IS IT NOT THE PRESENT CASE?

Each of us want there to be solid ground beneath our feet. We cringe at the thought of our life suddenly  being swallowed by a "black hole". Gripped by the fear of the unknown, we do not venture there. We want "things" to remain static, explainable, constant - solid.

                Is this not where we are today? At some point on the time line we all come face to face with this present "reality". It is not just the "enlightened" who must pierce the strongholds of the present. We all hope in the tomorrow or we would simply die in the present "reality" and resign our soul to the grave of hopelessness and despair.

                I remember a time years ago when I was, even as now, "working out my salvation in fear and trembling" and reading the words of Jesus, "Rejoice, I have overcome the world!"  and my response was, "That's great for you but what about me?" I was at the time as they say "a Billy goat Christian"; always inserting the word "but" followed by "what about me?"

                That's the disease that Jesus came to make us free from - self. His tools? Blood and words. Death and resurrection life. Faith  comes by hearing truth and trust in those words will deliver us out of the "black holes" and place us into the Light of our true being.

                Out of our own mouth, words uttered by us will either  justify or condemn (Matthew 12:37). And words once released, are "out there" and reveal who we are and who we are "walking" with.

                When it is revealed to us that our heavenly Father loves us not from afar but up close and personal and is ever ready to embrace us and not only us but all of us, is it not true that when we do allow Him that intimacy we will want to pursue even more His words which are truth fused one with wisdom and unconditional love out of and for all of eternity.

                When we take what it is that we've been given out of the eternal love of our Father we will not only want to share with others we will share because that love cannot stay hidden and He will not allow it to stay hidden.

                He becomes the solid rock upon which we stand. He is the Light removing us from the black holes. He delivers us out of fear through unconditional love which love is static, constant, solid, yet to those who have experienced it they still cannot fully explain it. They can merely invite others back to the Father's House where they belong.