Our Father

There’s a difference between how God responds when an individual sins and when a whole people turn away from Him. It’s a pattern that shows up all throughout Scripture—and one that reveals something deeply beautiful about the heart of God.

When Adam and Eve ate from the tree, God didn’t thunder with wrath. He came gently, asking, “Where are you?” He covered them. Yes, there was a consequence—but there was also grace. And here's the part that must not be missed: God covered the people, but judged the serpent. The deceiver. The source. God’s anger was directed not at His children, but at the one who led them astray. That pattern speaks volumes about His heart. He is not after our destruction—He is after the cause of our separation.

The same was true with Cain. Even after murder, God marked him to protect him. Consequence, yes—but mercy remained. But when the intentions of all humanity’s heart were evil, when sin became cultural and collective, God responded differently. The flood wasn’t about punishing one person—it was about cleansing a world corrupted and unwilling to turn. Still, God preserved Noah. Mercy was woven into judgment.

We see this throughout Israel’s history. When the people collectively rejected God, worshipped idols, or abandoned His ways, His anger was stirred. And yet even then, He sent prophets. He waited. He gave space to return.

When Jesus came, He came to set the record straight. To introduce God not as a distant judge, but as Father. And not just in name—but in presence. In grace. In relationship.

In my own life, I expected wrath. After being arrested for a horrible crime, I thought God would show up as a judge. But instead, He showed up like the father in the story of the prodigal son. The one who runs out to meet his child. The one who embraces before the apology is even finished. The one who doesn’t bring up the failure, or what was squandered. That’s what happened to me. There was no “I told you so.” Only mercy. Only love. Only welcome.

God didn’t excuse what I did. But He didn’t define me by it either. He covered me—just like He did in the garden. He came for me—just like He did for the prodigal. And in that moment, I realized something that changed everything:

Our sins have been paid for. Removed.

That truth alone tells us that there’s nothing standing between us and God. Nothing holding us back from relationship. From home. From eternal life—which is knowing Him.

Religion might make us feel like we have to earn our way back. But the Father already made the way. The door is open.

This is my testimony. Told in the spirit of prophecy. Because what He did for me, He’s ready to do for you.

Come home to Our Father.