Close-est
“that the world may know that You…have loved them AS You have loved Me” (Jn 17:23)
“I will BE to Him a Father, and He will BE to Me a Son” (Heb 1:5)
“As I was with Moses, so will I be with you” (Joshua 1:5)
How close is close? It seems we can think of God as [...]

“Remember the height to which you have fallen, and repent…” 
Remembering the top height of an experience might bring to mind a mountain peak, a walk to the top of steps, or a view from a plane. Either way, we’d try to remember the vista from that experience of height.
Can this relate to closeness with Jesus? [...]

“…and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him” (Rev 1:7)
At this time in our future we will meet His power and Authority in totality. We will feel the impact of Lordship in fullness. “Every knee will bow.”
But mourning is in this picture. As when a time of grieving is set aside [...]