Seeing Jesus

https://odb.org/2023/10/03/i-can-see-you

While it is great to aspire to see Jesus face to face one day and live with Him in the new heaven and new earth at the end of time, we should be thankful that the Holy Spirit has removed the scales from our eyes that we are able to grasp and understand spiritual truths and the mysteries of the Kingdom. It is because of the latter that we are now professed children of God, seeing Jesus through eyes of faith and seeing Him transform our lives for the better even while we are still on earth in this earthen vessel.

We may not be Moses, who had the privilege of knowing God face to face or even the 12 disciples and those whom Jesus had ministered to in person during that era. We may not have the same privilege like Paul learning from Jesus personally in the spirit for nearly 3 whole years and has seen things in the spiritual that can not be spoken about. Or even John, who was given the honour to see and write down things to come at the end of time. There would have been many who had seen Jesus or Father God in dreams and visions. In our simple faith, we are able to believe and put our hope and trust in Him.

The truth is that our faith is simple but is not blind. It is not without basis. We do experience Jesus working in our lives. We experience His reality as we cast our cares and anxieties upon Him. As we pray and commit our work, He gives us ideas and solutions. He blesses the work of our hands. He is compassionate to forgive us for our transgressions and sins and helps us overcome the consequences of our mistakes. Because of God in our lives, our future generations will be better off in this world as has been proven all over the world. There are real and tangible benefits in the natural knowing God, although the greatest is still our life eternal.

As we get off to work or college or school today, be thankful and appreciative that our eyes have already seen Jesus, even if it is only in the spiritual realm. Thank God for opening our eyes and revealing to us Himself, His Son and His Holy Spirit, and the mysteries of the Kingdom. May our faith and spiritual life be strengthened each day as we allow Him to mould and transform us into the masterpiece He had created in us before the foundations of the world!