He Hid Himself

God resides in the third heaven, which is above the second heaven, but the farthest our eyes can go

We are only here for moments, but the life we live and the choices we choose have everlasting consequences. "You had your chance." That is the significance of this existence. In us living our lives, it is as evidence, a showing presentation of the true character of our hearts. Few are true; many are dark. The truth is shown when one does not know that they are being watched. God has hidden himself from our eyes, so that we will show the truth of our lives, in him being hidden from us. He does not want the truth that we tell to stop; for, in his absence, we reveal everything and show all.

God is the judge, the Creator unto his creations. He's the parent unto daughters and sons. So, the LORD comes with a type of fear of him that overtakes us in his presence. The way we are, the state of our hearts, he already knows it, but because he is just, he has to allow us to commit the evidence, whether it be of righteousness or of wickedness. A lot have asked if God is real, then why does he allow evil? Because God is love. Yes, truly, the holiness of God appears as a paradox – a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

The thing about Love is that love wants to save, it wants to heal, and it wants what is best for you. Love is able to protect, and at times Love does, but sometimes Love has the welfare of others in mind. Therefore, another point about Love is that love can overcome any opposition or affliction. Nothing is greater than Love. Love is the greatest force in the world. And the requirement for Love being able to heal is that truth has to meet truth. One has to inwardly come to God for this powerful essence of God’s Loving nature and quality to manifest in our lives. Therefore, truth has to meet truth because the desire of Love is what is real. Love will not force an individual, but, for Love's participation, Love has to be welcomed. Love is not intrusive. So, He Hid Himself. Love has stood back.

For this reason, crimes are committed due to many being ignorant of the truth. The evil that is done is not seen or deemed as evil by us. And so, because God is love, He is patient. (Oftentimes, we don't recognize that God loves all of us, because, in our immaturity, the only person that we think of when we consider things is us.) God desires each of us to have a full experience of His essence – love.

And so, because trust is also a component of love, we have been given his word. For example, in this case, "You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, says the LORD" (Jeremiah 29:13-14). God speaks of one who desires Him, Love. For whoever truly desires Love is truly desiring truth. Truth is never-ending, gives what it receives, and receives what it gives. If we can come to truly accept things for what they are, then we shall see God, in a sense, while we live. We shall experience him because embracing the truth is the purifying of our hearts, which relinquishes a clearer view of things. God wants us to know Him, but it begins with trusting. Without trust, there can be no Love. So, He hid himself.

In this life, we can look downward in our hurts and anguish, but our looking up shall not be empty. We ought to know that there is a God overseeing every single, solitary thing about us.

God knows that we do not know love, so he's showing us. Therefore, He hid himself.

Isaiah 45:15

Some Scriptures to complement this writing

Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith [trust, belief, confidence in God] it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 – Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Matthew 5:8 – Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

John 3:3- Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

I John 4:8 – He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.