Did you see God today?
I did; I saw Him at
6:30 when Carter’s crying or should I say wailing woke me up; I saw Him in the
shower while I was praying; I saw Him in the mirror (after all I am created in
His image); I saw Him in my anxiety over things I can’t control; I saw Him during
prayer time as Stewart and I prayed for the people at TSCC; I saw Him during a
counseling session with someone who is almost as broken as I am J; I saw Him in the flowers that I
bought my wife for “Happy Tax Returns are here Day”.
I saw Him in the
man sitting on the side of the road with his car broken down; I saw Him as my
wife and I dealt with disciplinary issues for one of our children; I saw Him as
I talked to a young lady about being baptized, and her very nervous dad who is
doing the baptizing; I saw Him as I poured my heart out to a friend who very
patiently put up with my weaknesses; and I see Him in you.
Jesus said,
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”. I do not believe that this is a futuristic
promise of; somehow if we are pure enough we will see God someday. I believe that He is saying that when you and
I have pure hearts we will see God every day, in every circumstance, and in
every person we meet.
Sometimes we have
to look very hard to see Him and if we allow our physical self to take control
we will not be able to see God, but again isn’t that what purity is all
about? Not about you and I being perfect
but about us being washed again and again by the purity of a relationship with
God.
I see God every
day, sometimes I recognize Him right away; sometimes I flat out ignore Him;
sometimes He tests me; sometimes He affirms me; sometimes He blesses me with
things; and sometimes He blesses me with trials that strengthen me in the long
run.
I saw God today,
did you?
Lance
