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The original question was, "How do I put a face on God?"
More to the point is how do we make God real. Before we get to how
to make God real, let us speak to the original question.
God is a spirit:
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
and in truth.
Therefore, how can a human describe a spirit being? Notice Exodus
33 and beginning in verse 17 where Moses is speaking to God [actually
Jesus].
Exodus 33:17-20
17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou
hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by
name.
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will
proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom
I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see
me, and live.
Because it is so hard to even attempt to describe God in human terms,
God helps us by giving us a glimpse by using terms we can understand.
Ezekiel 1:26-28
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of
a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness
of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round
about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from
the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the
appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it,
I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Revelation 1:14-16
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and
his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace;
and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a
sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his
strength.
The question is often asked, "Why does God hid Himself?" Partially
because it would be much too easy to gain Salvation and eternal life if
we could see God the Father and/or Christ and/or the angels on a
constant basis. The Bible shows how certain individuals were
always looking for a sign [Matthew 12 and 16]. Firstfruits do not
need to look for a sign. They do not need angels appearing to
them. They have faith, the Holy Spirit and a whole lot more.
In college, I took a course on non-verbal communication. One of
the things we learned is that one can tell much about another person by
his or her non-verbal communication. We even had field work where
we described people just by the sound of their voice or by reading their
resume. When it comes to God, we have much more that this.
Notice Romans 1:20
Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Watch any good detective following a man he has never met and you will
see a detective gleaning much information from where the person has
been, what he has done and what he has said. We have mountains of
information on where God has been, to whom He spoke, what He has done
and even what His plans are. Begin here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrf6r-9ozc This is a one-hour
video, "Stargaze HD: Universal Beauty" which brings the beauty and
majesty of the Universe to our living room.
See the star map of the known Universe [actually
just the local neighborhood from Earth] -
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/.
Now go here to travel from sub-particles of an oak leaf all the way out
to deep space:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EToLXqgrX7o
Below I will give you a number of resources that will help you see God
in nature. Right now, however I want to share some scriptures from
Colossians.
Colossians 1:8-15
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge
of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto
all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature:
Note: Paul is praying that the
congregation is increasing in the knowledge of God. Part of that
knowledge comes from our invoking the power of the Holy Spirit in the
form of Godly principles or fruits of the Spirit. The more you are
fruitful in every good work, the more you will "see" God. The more
you increase in the knowledge of God, the more you will see Him.
The more unction you have from Him, the more you will know His
personality, His ways, His plans and His will. They will all
become your own. It worked with Moses. Notice:
Hebrews 11:27
By faith he [Moses] forsook Egypt,
not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is
invisible.
Resources:
Minister Notebook:
Have You Ever Tasted God?
Seeing God through
Natural Revelation
Seeing the Divine
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