Saturday, July 18th, 2009...11:59 pm

The “Where”

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They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

He said to them,

“Come, and you will see.”

(John 1:38-39)

Where.

Colorado. The grocery store. Academy Boulevard. Under a tree.
Behind me. Out the door. Two hundred miles away.
Bethlehem. Nazareth. Golgotha.
These are places. Where.

We live in frames, our bones covered in muscle, blood, flesh, sensitive nerve endings. We walk, touching the skin of our soles to the earth. We know the feel of cutting wind, warm embraces, rough bark, pain from a bruise. We are physical beings, made from the dust, and so our places are physical locations.

But there are places…and there are places. Our “where” is not always the same as Jesus’s “where.”

So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?”

Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” (John 8:19)

They ask where, but he answers with know. For Jesus, the “where” is being with the Father. It is knowing Him. Knowing God is a place.

Where do I want to be? Knowing Jesus.

(Want to sing with me?)

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How do we go to this place of knowing Jesus? We abide in His Word. We cannot know Jesus unless we meet with Him in the intimate place of His Word.

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  •   Beth Wahl
    July 19th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    What a joy and privilege we have “knowing!” It is amazing that He allows us to know Him at all. You have blessed and my heart is raised in knowing.

    I am worshipping HIm across the city from you, but we are one.

    Love you dear sister and with gratitude for you,

    Beth

  •   Jennifer
    July 20th, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Wow!

    God is a place, yes.

    I wrote about “thin places” today, and feel that you’ve truly captured what a thin place is with this post. You write beautifully.

    I found lots of thin places in your Colorado. We were in the Breckenridge area. I thought about you while we were out there, knowing you were somewhere in that great state!

    Lovely post.

  •   deb
    July 20th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    so poetically written..
    blessings to you

  •   A Simple Country Girl
    July 21st, 2009 at 10:31 am

    My heart and soul needed this today. Thank you.

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