Walking in Him

Abiding in Christ; means walking in the rawness of His love.

         This is the place where we see our self as the chief of sinners. Here our guilt is real, our shame is real, our condemnation before God is real, and we know that there is nothing good in us. Here we stand before the one who is holy and all our pretentious thoughts of goodness and uprightness melt away. It is here; when we see ourselves as we really are, when we see the depth of depravity in our own heart, when we let go of all our vain attempts to justify ourselves, that our hardened calloused heart is made raw and pierced through by the love of God.

         This is the place where we see Jesus upon the cross bearing our sins, making us pure before a holy God. It is here that we see we have slain Jesus, we are the reason he dies, our sins, not his. It is here that we hear Him cry out to God, “forgiven them father, for they know not what they do.” This is the place where our heart turns in on itself with heavy bitterness and grief.

          This is the place that must become the conscience focus of our lives. Though we are absent from Him we must walk always with our heart touching His love. We must walk always with his love touching our hearts. This is the place where we keep His commandments. It is not because we are working to be good people, it is because the one who is good works in us. This is the place where the darkness of our hearts is pierced through with his light.  This is the place where pride cannot take root, nor can any selfishness grow. This is the place where utter brokenness meets divine love. This is the place where our flesh in undone and the spirit is brought to life. This is the place where we are one with the father. This is the place where God picks us up