Imagine the following scenario: A father tells his little girl, “Come here, girl. Mummy says that you have been playing by the roadside. Is that true?” “Yes, Daddy. I am sorry.” “Sorry? How many times have I told you not to play near the road? Come here! Lie down on the road and stretch out your legs!”
Daddy drives his car over his little girl’s legs. You can hear the sound of bones being crushed and the poor girl screaming in pain!
“Now, darling, you know that Daddy loves you. And Daddy did that to teach you a lesson, that playing by the roadside is dangerous.”
You are probably shaking your head in horror by now, wondering which sick father would do that. Yet, there are many Christians who believe that our heavenly Father does the same thing. They say that He gives people sicknesses, accidents, earthquakes and death to teach them lessons.
But Jesus said, “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.” Jesus is the nature of God in action. Throughout the Gospels, we see Jesus or God going about healing the sick. If God wants some people sick, then there should be at least one incident in the Gospels where you see Jesus saying, “Behold, your complexion is too lovely, receive leprosy,” or “Blindness is good for you. Remain blind.” But no, never once! In fact, Jesus “went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). That’s the heart of God.
As a father, if your child is sick and in pain, your heart just wants him well. How much more your heavenly Father! My friend, God does not give your child a sickness to teach both of you some lesson or to glorify Himself. To think so is to talk out of a warped mind bound by religion! And Christianity is not a religion. It is a loving relationship with your Father in heaven.
Beloved, hear God speaking this to your heart today: “I will never punish you for your sins because they have been punished in My Son’s body. I do not wish you ill. I will not take away your child or give you a car wreck to teach you some lesson. My heart always wants My children well and joyful!”
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
What is the heart of God like? What are His ways like? The bible says that His ways are way higher than our ways. So high we could never understand them. But God doesn't want to remain a mystery to man. God has shown time and time again in so many ways what He's like. The best way is when He sent His only beloved Son to come to earth, leaving the heavenly realm to become human. He did this so He could, as a human experience all the different human emotions. He suffered and died in our place, for our sins and fully reconciled us back to God. We died with Christ on the cross and we were raised into new life with Him when He rose from the dead. This is what Christianity is. It's our relationship with God, which is now Father and child. You want to know the heart of God? See what He went through to redeem and reconcile you to Himself. Today, pray to your Father in heaven and talk to Him just like you would your own dad who loves you unconditionally and forever. Ask Him for what you want and ask Him to show you His heart - the heart of God.
