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The increased knowledge of the grace and love of the Father at least for me is spelling an intensified awareness of a noticeable limp. You know much like Jacob of old encountered in his wrestling match with an angle.
In the process of this struggle Jacob is adamant; I will not let you go until you bless me.
The blessing was all about a change of identity, removing his past, formerly known as Jacob, and bringing him into the present, now to be known as Israel!
Here’s the kicker, this transformational wrestling match of identity marked him for the rest of his days in his body, he walked with a limp!
For sure you say that you are craving to see Him in an even greater clarity, why not, go ahead, heck just think of the wonder of it all.
Remember Paul and those out of the body heavenly God encounters, things he saw and heard that he wasn’t permitted to share with anyone, oh, and don’t forget about this, as a result of those close encounters of the most holy kind, his receiving of a most wonderful gift~a messenger of Satan to buffet him lest he become a pontificating peacock.
Interesting how a deepened insight into His love and grace not only frees us, but enslaves us as well.
A question for you, what the heck good is it in being permitted to have these glorious spectacular encounters with the Father, and you can’t say a word (brag about it) about it to anyone?
Rich
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Oh yes we do get to testify to the wonderful freedom we have found in our union with Christ...even with the limp.
I like how Linford and Karin of Over The Rhine express it in one of their songs:
Some call it obsession
I call it commitment
I make my confession
I make it in public
I hope that it’s helpful
That others can use it
That it’s more than my ego
And my need to abuse it
That's speaking of sharing their stories through their song writing and the pain artists are subjected to with the criticisms they constantly face. The tension between the ego that often wants to assert itself and the sharing of our stories in hope of being an encouragement to others.
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