“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8) How can we see God? God shows himself to us Every Day! It is up to us to see Him, if we are paying attention. Seeing God every day is a process. As a matter of fact, our whole journey with God is a process and we move from glory to glory, step by step to higher and higher levels with Him! He gives us our DAILY BREAD every day, if we choose to eat it. So, we must FEED OUR FAITH daily. When we feed our faith daily we become transformed. Butterflies are beautiful transformative creatures. God transforms is from glory to glory as we mature in Him. Part of the transformation is the renewing of our hearts, minds, soul, and spirit. We are transformed more and more each day like JESUS. It is IMPOSSIBLE to live the Christian life in our own strength. We just CANNOT do it. The things that God has asked us to do we cannot do on our own. It is why he sent his son, Jesus, to help us. However, we MUST first accept Jesus before he can help us on a daily basis. Because of God’s GOODNESS, MERCY, and GRACE, He helps us ALL. Yes, those who believe and those who do not believe. However, our ETERNAL life is at stake. That is the importance of accepting JESUS.
Knowing that God shows His kindness to us daily, let’s explore this truth a little deeper. If you are reading this blog, it is an act of kindness of God toward you. Why? YOU ARE BREATHING! There are so many things God does for us that we have taken it for granted. GOD GIVES US EACH AND EVERY BREATH WE TAKE. That is kindness. We know people who struggle to take their next breathe every day. One of the symptoms of COVID-19, people have a difficult time breathing. I find that interesting that something many people do every day without really thinking twice about it because it is something we do naturally, that God can put a stop to it at any time. When He decides to do it permanently means we will eternally be with Him for those who have accepted His son, Jesus Christ. This brings me to the second HUGE act of kindness God showed mankind, He GAVE His son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins so that we may spend eternal life with him. Just these two acts of kindness shown to us by God should be enough to make us thankful and grateful each day! And so no act of kindness is too small. As a matter of fact if we can show thankfulness and gratefulness for those small acts of kindness, as in Chapter 5, I refer to them as stepping stones to build our child-like faith. In essence it is part of the transformation. They all work together to get us where we need to be in Christ.
In the book, Where Is God!? Blessed Are The Pure In Heart For They Shall See God in Chapter 5, we discuss more what it looks like to See God and more specifically in acts of kindness. Kindness is one attribute of God; therefore, Jesus modeled it while He walked the earth. We are to bless people with kindness. It should show up in our words and actions towards each other. It is an attitude of the heart. Additionally, our kindness should not be based on how people treat us; the Jesus in us will HELP usto be the ambassadors of Christ God wants us to be. So, when we talk about SEEING God every day, look for the kindnesses you witness, you see in others, what is shown to you and what you show to others as well. That is God moving and working in you. As we discussed in previous blogs, we are God’s hands, mouth, and feet in this world.
The transformation includes a changing of the mind with a NEW mindset. Again, we are putting down the old man and taking on the new man in Christ. This is where the transformation begins, in the mind. We renew our minds every day in Christ Jesus. So we decide to choose kindness in our walk with the Lord and we KNOW, with the Lord’s help we can do this because God’s spirit already dwells within us. We just have to decide to tap into it every day. The transformation is taking place and it becomes a part of our nature to be kind. Then when we stop to think about it in retrospect, we realize, “Oh, God, this is you working in me!” It is quite a humbling experience to know that God’s spirit is working in you and that he is using you… you just made yourself available for him to use you for His glory. What an AWESOME experience!
So seeing God could look like many good things that you see. For example, in Chapter 5, I talk about someone holding a door open for you is an act of kindness from God. Knowing God does not have to do ANYTHING for us, we should be so appreciative when kindness is shown to us. If God sees you are appreciative over the little acts of kindness that is shown to you, then you will start experiencing more and larger acts of kindnesses that are shown to you. We sometimes refer to them as FAVOR or BLESSINGS! All the while this transformation of your heart is taking place it is becoming pure so that you can see God in ALL things.
We serve a GOOD God. He wants to be good to His children. However, because God knows that Satan is on the prowl and tries to steal, kill, and destroy our faith, God knows He has to help us get where we need to be and it is in the process of transformation. We have to develop a child –like faith. We have to develop a pure heart so we can see God every day and in ALL circumstances, the good and bad. Next week we will delve deeper in the next chapter, Seeing God. Thank you for joining me this week. I’ll see you next week. Stay safe from COVID-19. Love & Blessings!