God is standing in front of you, me and the nations, ready to forgive. Jesus said to his adversaries, “I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also” (John 8:18–19). Where is God when unbelievers scoff at Jesus, saying, “Where is your Father?” The answer is, He is in their midst. He is pursuing them. He is on the way to the cross to open a way for me and for you to be rescued from his vengeance. He is standing in front of the whole world: “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). And so it is today. When skeptics deride the suffering followers of Jesus, and say, “Where is your so-called loving Father?” the answer is this: He is right there in front of them. His people are his witness to the world. And what we say is, The Lord reigns. And if you will trust his Son, he will turn all your losses (like ours) into everlasting gain. That is why we “rejoice in tribulation” (Romans 5:3).
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:21:55 +0000
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