A child is the most vulnerable in many ways, and it responds with trust to the loved ones, and with fear to those who are unfamiliar. This mirrors the tenderness we feel towards God's love in our own vulnerabilities. Yet, too often, we have tucked legalities into our faith, making God into a harsh judicial system. If we fail to believe and know in the tenderness of God we never will understand the teaching of Christ. Jesus said, "Your Father knows what good you need." Which father who loves his children asks for taxes or payment for the freedom and maturity of his children at home?
We are often cruel to our own vulnerabilities, punishing
them and saying that is what God wants. Even the death of Christ is seen as a
legal or penal transaction, rather than the abundance of life poured out for
us. this legal framework has distorted
our true relationship with God.
Adam reflects our brokenness and vulnerabilities, and the
fear of the unfamiliar, and he is in a journey to grow into Christ. He is not a
condemned and miserable man, but one whom God comes to embrace. God who asks
ransom is a strange God to the gospel. God fills our injuries, and wants to
make us whole. Christ embraced us, and has poured out his life into us. Look
into a mirror and listen to the eyes that speak to you. Listen to the heart,
emotions ad cravings. Listen courageously and compassionately. Be tender and
allow God to touch the depths of our hearts. If possible, listen what the
scripture speaks to the feelings of the heart. The child gets familiar with the
tender heart of God and begins to respond in freedom.
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