There's this little idea that crept into my mind through a sunday school teacher or some other person during my childhood years. "If anyone sees GOd they will die". It comes from some Old Testament story - even though there are a few stories which contradict this concept - Moses encounters God on Sinai, Jacob wrestles with God on the banks of the Jabbok river...
somehow these little ideas take root like seeds and prevent other, perhaps more helpful, ideas from finding a place in the spectrum of talk about God...
If I had to choose between telling my child that seeing God will kill you, or seeing (encountering) God will bring you life, it wouldn't be hard to decide which one I would prefer!
Seeking an honest encounter with God may be scary, but not because the encounter with God is dangerous to our health. It will be scary because the truth about ourselves is scary - even daunting. But if there's anyone who can (gently) help us through the scary process of acknowledging the truth, it's the One who already knows about the skeletons in the closet...
...and says he loves us!
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