The Good Of the Father (The Many Travels Of Jesus) # 1976

 Who say also, "Men! Galileans!  Why do you stand, looking into heaven?  This Jesus Who is being taken up from you into heaven shall come thus, in the manner in which you gaze at Him going into heaven

Acts of the Apostles 1: 11, Concordant New Testament 

How many times have you heard believers and those within the church proclaim, 'When Jesus comes again?"  Indeed, there are those who base their entire life living for that moment.  I have a Gym Rat buddy who is always speaking to the joy the world will experience once Jesus returns.  I get it.  For their part, those in the mainstream church have stoked this belief over the years.  We're told in the book of Acts that Christ Jesus will come in the same way that we have seen Him depart {Acts of the Apostles 1:11}.  Of course, this was just after Jesus was "Lifted up, and a cloud took Him up from their eyes" {Acts of the Apostles 1:9}.  Taken literally, we can assume that Jesus will return again in the same fashion.  At least this is what the church theology will tell us.  But wait, what if they got it wrong?  What if Jesus has already returned?  What if Jesus never left in the first place?  Is Jesus limited to where He can go?  I would assume that if the grave could not contain Him that Jesus can definitely go anywhere.  Too many of our contemporary praise and worship hymns give the invitation "Come, Lord Jesus!"  Even in our prayer life, we often invite Jesus into our presence believing that He will add power to our prayer requests {Johns Account 14:13-14, Johns Account 16:24}.  Yet Jesus Himself has assured us that wherever two or more are gathered in His name, He is there among them {Matthews Account 18:20}.  So, do we really need to invite Jesus into our presence?  I would say no, and here's why.  One of the core beliefs in Christianity is that we have been created by God in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  How is it that something created can be separated from its creator?  We're also told through the scriptures that all came into being through Christ Jesus {Johns Account 1:3}.  Christ has always been the source of who it is that we are.  Knowing this, it's an error to believe that we need to invite Him into our life.  Growing up in the church I heard the same mantra, invite Jesus into your life and you will be saved!  Well, the truth is, He's always been here among us.  

To whom God wills to make known what are the glorious riches of this secret among the nations, which is: Christ among you, the expectation of glory

Paul to the Colossians 1: 27, Concordant New Testament 

The apostle Paul himself speaks to the presence of Christ Jesus among us in his Pros Kolossaeis "To the Colossians" letter {Paul to the Colossians 1:27}.  It is here that Paul proclaims that this "Secret among the nations" will be revealed to whom God will to make known.  That secret?  Christ among you, the expectation of glory.  I can honestly say that this has never been an easy concept for me to grasp onto, perhaps this is why Paul deemed it the secret among the nations.  It's definitely something which I never heard preached within the mainstream church.  Back then we never rejoiced in His presence, but prayed that He would come once again.  It's worth mentioning here that Jesus Himself has proclaimed that we live our life in union with He and the Father {Johns Account 14:20}.  Knowing this, do we really need to invite Jesus anywhere we might be?  He's already here!  He's been here.  It's just that this truth of our life in the Father does not fit into the narrative of the separation theology of the mainstream church.  In this false teaching, it is our own sin which has separated us from Gods presence.  Through his evangel, Paul lays waste to this line of incorrect thinking.  Paul speaks to Jesus dying to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  As He died on the cross, Jesus proclaimed "It is accomplished!" {Johns Account 19:28}.  For Jesus, it is a one and done, which includes our sin past, present and future.  Again, this does not fit the theology of the church.  For instead of inviting Jesus into our presence, we should be glorying IN His presence. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (The False Image) #1975

 

There is no independent, self-operating self in the universe, except the One who calls Himself the I AM {Exodus 3:14} and says "I am the Lord and there is none else, there is no God beside Me {Isaiah 45:5}

Norman Grubb ~ No Independent Self 

I've noticed over the past few years the impact of the false narrative preached by the mainstream church for thousands of years.  That being, that it is our own sin which has separated us from Gods presence.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, I would say that sin is simply the by product of our accepting the lie spoken by the church.  The truth is, we have never been separated from God.  For we are created in His very likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  He has breathed into His creation the breath of life, creating a living soul {Genesis 2:7}.  The origin of this false image is the lie spoken by the deceiver in the garden.  The serpent enticed Eve with his words that if she were to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that which the Lord had commanded her never to take from, that she and Adam would then "Be like God, knowing good and evil" {Genesis 3:1-6}.  Of course, having been created by the Father in His likeness, Adam and Eve were ALREADY like God.  Yet Eve was enticed by the words of Satan, and she took of the forbidden fruit and ate of it and offered it to Adam as well.  The damage was done.  The church refers to this as "The fall," where mankind sank into sin.  I suggest that it wasn't the taking of the forbidden fruit which constituted the fall of man into sin, but the belief in the false image spoken by the deceiver.  That man could somehow be separate from God Who created him.  This is the same lie which Satan himself believed when he proclaimed that he would "Exalt my throne above the stars of God" {Isaiah 14:12-13}.  Satan not only desired to be greater than God, but he convinced Gods creation that they could be as well.  Even today, the belief is that we are our own individual self, with God in heaven and His human creation living separate from Him here on earth.  Our understanding of God has been permeated by this lie.  Our prayers invite God to "Draw near to us."  Our worship music all too often proclaims "Come, Lord Jesus."  This is the result of our belief in the lie spoken by the accuser in the garden.  Sin is the result of that belief.  Make no mistake, it is the church which even today perpetuates the lie through its own false teachings.  

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

This lie of the deceiver is often directly related to our own view of ourselves as well.  For we accept that which we others speak of who we are instead of knowing who we are in the Father.  I have a friend who has taken to accepting the false belief that he is indeed one of the worst, vile people you'd ever want to meet.  This lie has been spoken unto him so often that he now accepts it as the truth.  That's the thing about a lie, if you speak it often enough people eventually accept it as the truth.  To his credit, my friend has began to realize that he is not who other people claim that he is.  He is, in fact, a child of God {First Epistle of John 3:1}.  The words of Jesus we find in the book of John speak to the truth of our life in the Father {Johns Account 14:20}.  We are not separated from Him, but live our life IN Him.  Unfortunately, the eyes of far too many believers have yet to be opened to this truth of our life in God.  The best example we're given of this transformation comes from the words of the apostle Paul.  Saul was raised in the synagogues of the Jewish faith, having been raised knowing the lie which spoke of God being far removed from man in heaven.  But all of that changed that day on the road to Damascus.  It's here where Saul had his infamous "Come to Jesus" moment.  From that point on, Paul began to gain in the knowledge of his life in the Father.  He realized that the his old man was dead and gone {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  What remained, is Christ.  Paul did not come to this realization right away.  In his own words, he speaks to "When it delights God" that He revealed His Son in him {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  My own realization of my life in the Father has taken over forty years.  The evangel spoken by Paul speaks to our union life in Christ.  That it is not sin which separates us from God {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  We do well to accept this truth of our life in the Father. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father {Knowing Him) #1974

 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

Growing up, my dad was a mystery figure to me.  having left his family when I was young, I never really got to see him involved in my life.  Yes, I would see him off and on during brief visits, but I never really knew him.  Obviously, growing up without a father had a profound influence in my life.  So many social advocates have decried the trend of families without fathers over the years.  In my opinion, the ease and simplicity of divorce has added to this increase.  I recall asking a good friend of mine how it is that he and his wife have lasted in their relationship for over fifty years.  His response?  Divorce was never an option.  Amen!  Fast forward to today, and I've been in discussions with a Gym Rat buddy who has confided in me his relationship woes with his own wife of many years.  He has even taken steps to find companionship elsewhere.  Despite all of this, he has often wondered why it is that God cannot find for him someone who loves him.  Hello!  To my friends credit, he has remained with his wife for the benefit of his son.  Again, I wish that my own father had done that as well.  Despite that fact that I have never really known my earthly father and the damage that has caused, I know in my heart that I have a wonderful relationship with my One true Father in God.  I fact, Jesus has spoken to my knowing of the Father in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  Jesus has proclaimed that we will "know" the truth of our life in He and the Father in that day.  But, for me, that day took me over fifty years before my own eyes were opened to the truth of my life in Him.  As with the revelation of the Father, nothing He will reveal in us is on a schedule.  The apostle Paul speaks to God opening his eyes to that truth of Christ in him in Galatians.  As Paul proclaims, it is only "When it delights God" that He will reveal the truth of His Son in us {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  All I can say is that at least I have come to know my true Father despite never knowing the one I have in the flesh.  

Now we all, with uncovered face, mirroring the Lords glory, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the spirit 

Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3: 18, Concordant New Testament 

I can honestly say that I have grown in my relationship with the Father farther than I ever could have with my own father.  For our human relationships will often face the pitfalls of feelings, emotions and opinions.  I have known far too many people who have become estranged from relationships with their own families due to trivial arguments and grudges.  But I do know this, God is faithful.  He has proclaimed that he will never leave nor forsake me {Deuteronomy 31:6}.  The writer of Hebrews speaks to this truth as well {To the Hebrews 13:5}.  Not only has He promised that He will always be with me, He has opened my eyes to my union life in Himself and His Son.  My life is in the Father.  I would suggest that knowing this truth would be a life changing revelation for all of the Lords children.  For we are all created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  Despite the truth of our life lived in God, far too few believers are aware of this truth.  Their eyes have yet to be opened.  Complicating this is the fact that many believers continue to be fed the false teachings of the mainstream church separation theology.  The church has continued to speak to the lie that it is our sin which has separated us from God.  The truth we find in the scriptures, especially in the evangel spoken by Paul, is that Jesus perished on that cross for that sin of ours.  That debt has been paid.  Paul speaks to the fact that Jesus has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  We live our life in the Father, knowing that we are free of that which once enslaved us {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Boss) #1973

 Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me, for meek am I and humble in heart, and you shall be finding rest in your souls, For My yoke is kindly and My load is light 

Matthews Account 11: 29-30, Concordant New Testament 

I've always been one for a good air show.  Some of the best pilots in the world belong to the United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team.  Every year these aviators perform dozens of shows not only across the country, but around the world as well.  They are our ambassadors of naval aviation, showcasing not only their own abilities but the performance abilities of their aircraft.  Since 1986, the Blues have flown the McDonnel Douglas F/A-18 Super Hornet.  I've had the opportunity to not only see the Blue Angels perform, but to study a bit of what it is they do as well.  Their precision flying is made that much more remarkable when one takes into consideration that the undivided attention of five of these six pilots is centered on the number one aircraft throughout the performance.  This is the Blue Angel lead pilot, or "Boss."  As they go through their flight maneuvers, each pilots attention is centered upon the Boss' F/A-18 aircraft.  As close as they fly together, to become distracted in the middle of one of these maneuvers could mean disaster.  Nothing has illustrated this more than a crash involving four United States T-38 Talons of the Air Force Thunderbirds in 1982 over Indian Springs Nevada.  While practicing a line abreast loop, all four of the Thunderbird diamond formation, their attention undoubtedly glued to their flight leader, crashed into the desert.  This is part of the danger associated with this type of flying.  The other day I was in a conversation with a fellow Gym Rat when I made the suggestion that one should always keep the Lord Jesus in our thoughts.  In other words, our thoughts should always be centered upon our life in Him.  Jesus speaks to this in the book of Matthew where He proclaims that we should "Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me" {Matthews Account 11:29-30}.  There is no question that we do well to remember just who we are and what our own identity is in Christ.  Like those pilots flying in their close formation maneuvers, our eyes should be on our "Boss" Jesus {Johns Account 14:6}.  We realize that Jesus is the very source of our existence {Johns Account 1:3}.  

With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ.  Now that which I am now living in flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves Me, and gives Himself up for me

Paul to the Galatians 2: 20, Concordant New Testament 

There is no doubt that the apostle Paul made Jesus the center of his life after his "Come to Jesus" moment on that road to Damascus.  Paul's attention was not focused on the world or his former teachings of the Jewish faith, but upon Jesus.  Indeed, we can learn much from the life lived by Paul.  It is Paul who contradicts the centuries old separation theology paradigm spoken by those in the mainstream church.  The theology which speaks to our sin separating us from the presence of God.  This is the lie spoken by the church.  For Paul speaks in Romans to Jesus "Dying to sin once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  This wasn't simply Paul coming to this realization about himself, but speaking the truth of the evangel of Christ for all to hear.  Pau's eyes were set upon Jesus.  In recent years, I have come to the realization that my own eyes have been opened to this truth as well.  Just as flying for the Blue Angels takes years of practice, so it is with the revelation of our life in Christ which Jesus speaks to in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  Indeed, Paul spent years in the synagogues of the Jewish faith before His encounter with Jesus on that dusty road.  My own upbringing was centered upon the teachings of the mainstream church.  Growing up, I feared losing my own salvation if I didn't "Fly right."  It wasn't until years later that my life in the Father was revealed unto me {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  When Jesus spoke to taking His yoke upon us, I believe that He was referring to keeping our focus on Him.  No matter what it is that we're going through, it is made less stressful when we keep our eyes upon the true purpose of our life, Christ Jesus. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (That Image Issue) #1972

 

Religion has actually convinced people that there is a invisible man living in the sky watching everything you do, every minute of every day.  And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he doesn't want you to do.  And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever until the end of time!  But he loves you.  He loves you, and he needs money.  He always needs money.  He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing and all-wise, somehow he just can't handle money

George Carlin 

I've said it before, and I'll stand by what I've said.  Believers today don't suffer from a sin issue, they suffer from an identity issue.  Somewhere along the way, we've become lost as to who it is we are in the Father.  I was reminded of this issue once again the other day in a conversation with one of my Gym Rat friends.  This young man was lamenting the fact that he was in prayer too many times each day, yet he still felt guilty of his own sin.  I get it.  I grew up in that same old mainstream church separation theology, so I know what he's talking about.  I have friends who have grown up in the mainstream Christiann church who feel the same way.  Like I said, we have an identity problem, not a sin issue.  I have a friend who continues to hold onto the narrative so many people have spoken to him that he is indeed a mean son of a bitch.  Why?  How is it that the Father sees him?  If you listen to the sermons coming out of the church, our sin is always before us.  Therefore, we need to constantly be in prayer seeking His forgiveness.  Why?  Whenever I'm asked about this my response to that person is typically, what about Jesus?  Did Jesus give Himself on that cross for nothing?  Did Jesus die only to have the Lord's children continually worry over their sin?  I would say no.  However, it seems that I'm in the minority in that opinion.  In my post the other day (#1971), I attempted to illustrate just how it is that the Father looks upon His children.  Sadly, many self proclaimed believers probably would not comprehend this truth.  So, how is it that the Father sees me?  What does He see when He looks upon me?  Well, first off, He sees His son {First Epistle of John 3:1}.  I would also suggest that when God looks upon me, He sees Christ Jesus as well.  For it is Jesus who has spoken to our union life in He and the Father {Johns Account 14:20}.  This is not something I am digging up out of thin air, this is the WORD which has been revealed unto us.  No amount of scripture cherry picking can take away from the fact that my life is now in God the Father.  

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

The struggle which many believers face today is that between the truth of the scriptures and the word spoken by those within the mainstream church.  I've commented before that a lie, spoken often enough, soon becomes seen as the truth.  Sadly, this is what we've seen in Christianity over the years.  The theology spoken by the church has been that our sin has separated us from God.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  The apostle Paul, in his letter we find in Romans, speaks to the truth that Jesus has indeed died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  In His dying breath on the cross, Jesus Himself proclaimed "It is accomplished!" {Johns Account 19:28}.  Jesus did not give Himself that we would worry over our sin and fate.  Jesus died to free us from that penalty {Paul to the Galatians 5:1}.  This is the freedom we find in Christ.  Now, knowing this I again ask the question, how is it that God sees you?  As a condemned sinner?  Well, if you adhere to the false teachings of the mainstream church, you might just believe that bag of lies.  But Jesus has spoken the truth to us of our life in the Father.  Paul has revealed to us through his evangel the truth about sin which the church will never speak to.  That Christ Jesus has given Himself for our sin {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}.  Make no mistake, WE needed to perish, not Jesus.  Jesus is the innocent blood sacrificed for our iniquities.  So, how is it that God sees you?  I am of the opinion that if I were to come to the Father seeking forgiveness for my sin, He would smile and proclaim, what sin my son?  And THAT is the truth of our identity in the eyes of the Father.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Through The Fathers Eyes) #1971

 

He who is not loving knew not God, for God is love 

First Epistle of John 4: 8, Concordant New Testament 

I read of some interesting recent comments from retired Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy the other day.  In response to much of the political discourse in this nation in recent years, Kennedy encouraged others to remain calm in the face of those with differing political views.  I found this surprising coming from a retired justice.  In his time on the bench, I'm sure that Anthony Kennedy has heard plenty of cases involving our first amendment rights to free speech.  To be honest, my first thought when I read of his comments were of the words we find in the First Epistle of John.  It is here that we are reminded of the one true nature of God, that is love {First Epistle of John 4:8}.  So I thought to myself, what if all of the Lord's children began to see each other in the way which the Father sees them?  Of course, one would have to know ahead of time the truth of how it is that God sees us.  How is it that God sees you?  How does He see me?  The apostle Paul speaks to our image, mirroring the Lords glory, in the book of Corinthians {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3:18}.  In other words, this is how the Father looks upon us.  Not as a sinner, and definitely not as one in constant need of His forgiveness.  For through Christ, that debt has been paid in full{Johns Account 3:16-17}.  So, in all reality, we can assume that God sees us as His loved children created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  As Paul has proclaimed, we all mirror in appearance the glory of God.  But there's a hitch to that knowing.  Not everyone has the same vision as those who see those around them not as sinners, but as Gods loved child.  We see them every day in all aspects of life.  Those who degrade and demean others.  Those who, through their words and behaviors, treat others with something which seldom resembles the love of the Father.  Their eyes have yet to be opened to not only who it is that they are in the eyes of the Father, but how He sees those around them as well.  The truth is that this is the key to displaying the Fathers love to others, to understand how it is that God sees them.  How will we treat one we see as a sinner?  Well, if you are a hardcore mainstream church member, you might see people such as this being in need of Gods punishment, not His mercy and love.  This, of course, is one more lie spoken by those in the institutional church.  

Now we all, with uncovered face, mirroring the Lords glory, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the spirit

Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3: 18, Concordant New Testament 

Notice that in Paul's words which we find in Corinthians, he references "We all" in his description of those mirroring the appearance of the glory of God.  That's you and me, friends.  THIS is how God sees His children.  THIS is how God looks upon you.  I think that if I were in that audience listening to Anthony Kennedy that day, I might have asked him one simple question.  That being, how do you think God sees you?  For if we look upon ourselves as condemned sinners, that is exactly how we will see Gods opinion of us as well.  If we see ourselves as sinners, that is how we believe God looks upon us.  This is fundamental to our own image of ourselves.  A good example of this comes from my days lost in the addiction of pornography.  In my many visits to local strip clubs, I did not see the women working there as children of God.  I did not see them as mirroring His glory.  This is the very false image of women given by that industry.  Not as children of God, but as someone to be condemned for their behaviors.  This is what makes it so difficult for us to see those around us as God sees them.  For our own self image and biases get in the way of seeing their true image revealed in the Father's eyes.  We can see this in everyday life in how we look upon homeless people, illegal immigrants and those of differing political opinions.  Where is the love of the Father in these situations?  Our prayer should not be that these people would come to God, but that we would see them through the eyes of the Father.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (The Fathers Will) # 1970

 

Trillions and trillions of prayers every day asking and begging and pleading for favors.  'Do this' 'Gimme that' 'I want a new car' 'I want a better job'.  And most of this praying takes place on Sunday.  And I say fine, pray for anything you want.  Pray for anything.  But...what about the divine plan?  Remember that? The divine plan.  Long time ago God made a divine plan.  Gave it a lot of thought.  Decided it was a good plan.  Put it into practice.  And for billions and billions of years the divine plan has been doing just fine.  Now you come along and pray for something.  Well, suppose the thing you want isn't in God's divine plan.  What do you want Him to do?  Change His plan?  Just for you?  Doesn't it seem a little arrogant?  It's a divine plan.  What's the use of being God if every run-down shmuck with a two dollar prayer book can come along and fuck up your plan? 

George Carlin 

I got to thinking of the will of the Lord this week in relation to the words of Jesus which we find in John 14:20.  This is the passage where Jesus speaks to our union life lived in He and the Father.  Now, of course this fly's in the face of the separation theology found in the mainstream church which preaches that it is our own sin which has separated us from God.  In my opinion, Jesus blows this false preaching out of the water with His declaration of our union life in Him.  You might ask, how are these words spoken by Jesus related to the will of the Father?  Well, a good friend reminded me the other day to view this in the context of the words of the apostle Paul which we find in Galatians 1:15-16.  It is here that Paul describes how his own realization of his life in Christ came about.  Did Paul pray that his eyes would be opened to the truth of Christ Jesus in him?  Probably not.  See, the man Saul was a Pharisee dead set on the persecution of the followers of Jesus.  In fact, as he walked the road to Damascus that day, he carried with him letters from his Pharisee buddies against the followers of Jesus in Damascus.  He came to persecute, not to see Jesus revealed in him.  But God had a different plan for Saul.  In an instant, in what I call Saul's "Come to Jesus" moment, Saul came face to face with the One he had been persecuting {Acts of the Apostles 9:1-5}.  For all intents and purposes, the man Saul had ceased to exist.  What remained now was His servant Paul.  What can we learn from Paul's Damascus road experience in relation to our own knowing of our life in Jesus?  Paul himself proclaims that "When it delights God, Who severs me from my mothers womb and calls me through His grace, to unveil His Son in me" {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  Paul's eyes were opened to the truth of his life in Christ Jesus not because of the prayers he offered up, but according to the will of the Father.  That's right, God decided that time and place to call Paul unto Him.  So it will be with us as well.  

To whom God wills to make known what are the glorious riches of this secret among the nations, which is: Christ among you, the expectation of glory

Paul to the Colossians 1: 27, Concordant New Testament 

Could Jesus could have very well proclaimed that it is only by the will of the Father that our own eyes will be opened to the truth of our life in Him?  Sure, but I believe that He has already done that.  For when Jesus proclaimed "In that day," He was referring to that moment when God will reveal our life in He and His Son.  Our eyes will be opened, in that day.  This is by the desire of the Father.  He decides when to reveal His Son in us.  I've been through many Sundays of mainstream church sermons, false separation theology teaching and countless prayers for forgiveness.  However, it wasn't until God decided to open my eyes to my life in Him that I came to realize the truth of Christ Jesus in me spoken by Paul {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  Were there others praying that my eyes be opened to His truth?  Most definitely.  Yet I believe that something too many Christians miss is that our prayers do not supersede the will of the Father.  Yes, we can pray for whatever our desires are, but it is the desire of the Lord which will come to pass.  Make no mistake, God never does anything out of spite or anger, so we can rest assured that He has only our well being in mind {Paul to the Romans 8:28}.  We can also be assured that it is His desire that we know the truth of our life in Him.  This is in accordance with the words of Jesus in the book of John. 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

~Scott~