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Scripture
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7

Observation
There is in the centre of heaven an inferno that blazes with more intensity of heat and light than the core of a nuclear reactor. At the hub of that brilliant light are two figures. On one side is a papa, God the Father. On the other side is a son, Jesus Christ. They outdo one another in showing love to each other and preference to one another.

It would be easy to look at their consuming relationship and to feel left out. But the truth is that God the Father loves us as much as he loves his son Jesus Christ. Let that thought sink in. The Father loves me as much as he loves Jesus. It feels too good to be true, but it is. The Father calls me to live in his light as much as Jesus is living in his light. This means that he loves me just as he loves Jesus.

“No one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” (Matthew 11:27) Jesus invites the Father’s children to live in the centre between the Father and the Son to be enveloped in their love.

In church culture we talk about “asking Jesus into your heart.” The Bible picture is the opposite. Jesus invites us to live inside of his heart. We are as Christ followers to live sandwiched in love.  For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)

Application
The most valuable real estate in the universe is the space between the Father and the Son. It’s location, location, location! I am privileged to live there. This is better than a penthouse overlooking Manhattan. I am loved more than I deserve. This love is what enables everything I do. I have done much to make me unloveable, and yet the Father loves me. The goal of my life is to live every moment in that gap between Papa and his son Jesus.

Prayer
Father, I am speechless when I think of what you’ve given to me in Jesus Christ. I do not want to live beneath my privileges. I want to shine with a love outside of myself. So I plant myself at the table with you and Jesus knowing that I am welcome. Amen.