Sin and Relationship

I have been thinking a lot about sin since I came across that blog about it the other day. It's really been on my heart to expose the truth about it. There are a million thoughts that run through my mind about this topic. So if this is a long one, please forgive me because I have a lot on my heart. 


First of all, we were taught by Religion that our sin separates us from God. Yes, this is scriptural. But let's look at it a little bit more. I feel like Abba is speaking to me about this. He says the reason our sin separates us from Him is not that He turns His back on us. It is that we are too ashamed to go to Him. Look at it this way... you're a parent. Your child does something to REALLY piss you off. Do you cut off relationship with the child? NO! The child may be too ashamed to come to you, but you don't stop loving your child. You don't forbid the child to come before you. It's the child's decision to stay away out of shame, not because you forbade them. You don't require them to stay in their bedroom permanently and stay away from you and the rest of the family. You may be angry, but you don't cut off relationship.


Secondly, I think about how Religion taught us that the reason YHWH turned His back on Yeshua "despising our sin," as I've heard it put. But is that really the case? We've been taught that Abba cannot look on sin. In that case, He wouldn't be able to look at anyone on earth. We all have sinned and fallen short. I think, and it's merely my opinion, that the reason Abba couldn't look on Yeshua is because He couldn't stand to see what Religion did to His Son. He was grieved at the atrocity before Him. Yeshua felt abandoned; but in His heart, He knew that Abba didn't abandon Him. 


I was just reading a blog of a fellow blogger whom God spoke to clearly about how He feels about Religion. He asked her, "Don't you get that I don't see your sin? Not through the blood." (Paraphrased) We just don't get that we are covered and we are NOT separated from God except that we stand off, ashamed. 


Now, here's a scripture that God showed my mom about 12 years ago. 1 John 5:16 "If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that." First, let me ask... who is a brother? A brother is simply a fellow believer with whom you have relationship and know that he/she has a relationship with Abba. If you see a brother sin (with the exception of blasphemy, denouncing God), you can pray for him and God will forgive him of that sin. Simple as that. But Religion will tell you otherwise. 


I think about how Religion tells us that God won't allow us to come into His presence if we are "walking in sin." But I propose another thought. First of all, look at the prodigal son. He had squandered his father's money, screwed around, and was a total screw up. He had been with the pigs, so you can imagine just how rank he was. He was filthy. He was ashamed and said, "I know I'm not worthy to be called a son, but maybe Dad will allow me to be one of his servants." His shame prevented him from going home for a long time, but when he finally did, what happened? Keep in mind, Papa's pretty wealthy and probably dressed in nice clothes, bathed, etc. when sonny comes home. So Sonny comes home with his rehearsed speech about his unworthiness, and what did Papa do? He embraced him! Yep, stinky sonny who had been laying with the pigs, hadn't bathed in probably months. Papa threw his arms around him and welcomed him home. He did not tell him, "oh, son, I can't talk to you until you're cleaned up. Don't touch me." NO! He embraced him, and then told his servants to clean him up and put him in the finest clothes. Let's look at this another way. You're a parent again. You're all dressed up in a VERY fancy white suit/dress. Your child is out playing in the mud and comes inside. Do you tell the child you won't talk to him or have anything to do with him until he's cleaned up? EMPHATICALLY, NO! You may not allow the child to hug you, but you will make sure the child gets cleaned up and taken care of. You may not be happy that the child is filthy, but you don't cut off relationship or refuse to talk to him. And if it's a child who has run away and cut off contact with you out of shame, you're not going to care about that white suit. You will embrace that child. After all, you can always have the suit cleaned or buy a new one. Relationship with your child is more important than cleanliness. It's the same way with Abba. He still wants to have relationship with us, regardless of how filthy we are. He's not concerned with our filth rubbing off on Him. He's immune to it. He can clean us off.  But nothing is more important to Him than relationship with us.


So put out of your mind how much you've screwed up. Stop hiding from Abba just because you're dirty and been hanging with the pigs. Don't let Religion separate you from Abba. He's there waiting for you with arms wide open. Come home.