Crossings Community Church Ep 1: Fear Not, Behold!
Dec 1, 2025
Pastor Blake explores the shepherds' holy fear upon encountering God's glory, revealing a profound reaction. He contrasts darkness with healing, underscoring how confession illuminates hidden shame. The podcast invites listeners to 'behold' God's actions in their lives, connecting this concept to Ezekiel's vision of restoration. With a focus on Jesus' promise of presence, Blake emphasizes the importance of choosing to accept God's love, and the call to repentance resonates throughout as a pathway to connection and healing.
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Why Encountering God Evokes Fear
- Encountering God's presence produces an instinctive, overwhelming fear because it exposes our darkness and sin.
- Pastor Blake Bastin ties the shepherds' fear to a universal biblical response when humans meet divine holiness.
Pulled Over: A Human Example
- Blake uses being pulled over by a police officer to illustrate how we shrink when exposed for wrongdoing.
- He connects that small, human fear to how people react before God's authority.
Darkness Makes Us Receptive
- Darkness exposes our pretense of self-sufficiency and makes us ready to hear God.
- Pastor Blake argues God often gets our full attention in times of being brought low.
