To see GOD means recognizing the presence of the Almighty Creator in a spectacular way. You cannot be a Christian to the end of your life if you did not see the uniqueness of the LORD.
The cause of daily increase in lukewarmness among Christians is synonymous to a village man who was asked to be in a relationship with an unknown beautiful woman living a thousand kilometres away. No matter how strong the man could love the name of the woman, he would quit or cheat on her after a while…
Today’s message would show you how to see GOD. The glory of the LORD is too much for our brain to understand everything about Him. So, I am a living witness to testify that I saw GOD through His compassion and I was not destroyed.
You can also see the LORD because He wants His children to know Him!
Note: No one can see the full glory or the totality of the LORD, such man would die. God told Moses He cannot see all about His face: “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” (Exodus 33:20)
So, my message today about seeing GOD is limited to the compassionate form of knowing GOD. The Sodomites saw the appearance of GOD by fire but they could not live to describe His Majesty!
Why You Need to See GOD
1. You would have unique knowledge about the LORD.
2. To acknowledge that the LORD is real and not abstract.
3. The Devil would find it difficult to deceive you.
4. It makes your relationship with GOD stronger and indivisible.
5. You would have the firm boldness and genuine responsibility to spread the Gospel of Jesus.
How to See GOD without Dying
The following steps are essential for you to take if you long to see the LORD:
1. Stay Away from Sinful Lifestyle
“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy’”. (Leviticus 19:2)
2. Obey the Teachings of Jesus Christ our Saviour
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
3. Go to a Private Place
Retreat to a room, bush, or mountain where there is no distraction, then fast and pray for some days asking GOD you want to see and know more about Him.
4. Meditate on His Words
Read and digest God’s message written in the books recorded by Moses, the prophets, the four Gospels and Revelation.
5. Fill your Lamp with Oil
Get your mind prepared through faithfulness and singing songs of worship to the LORD.
Five Major Ways to See the LORD
GOD is sovereign and unquestionable. No one can dictate the form of His appearance, so don’t kneel down to command Him to appear to you in a particular way. He can choose one or more of the ways mentioned below:
1. Physical Appearance:
“Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel.
And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.” (Exodus 24:9-10)
2. Spiritual Appearance:
The LORD can exhibit His Spirit in a unique way to you. For instance, His Spirit hovers on the disciples who saw the LORD in another spectacular way. (Acts chapter 2)
3. Angelic Appearance:
He puts His Authority into an Angel. Abraham, Jacob and Gideon had similar experience related to angelic appearance.
“When the Angel of the LORD appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the LORD. And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”
But his wife said to him, “If the LORD had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He had shown us all these things, nor would He had told us such things as these at this time.”
4. Supernatural Display:
One of the signs of my calling was seeing a very bright light in the sky and I heard a firm voice deep in my heart telling me to preach His Gospel to the world. It was a unique experience I have no words to fully describe it.
Moses had a similar experience: “…the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed…So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush…” (Exodus chapter 3)
5. Dream and Vision Appearance:
God uses this famous route to reveal Himself to His loved ones including the prophets.
Prophet Isaiah said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.”
From the records of Jesus Christ and my personal experience with the LORD, He loves to meet us. So, if you long to see GOD then follow the steps above and you would be glad to meet Him. Don’t hesitate to share your comments with me.
May the LORD reveal Himself to you as you long to see Him in Jesus name. Amen.
