TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD
John 14:05-14
One time while browsing through the family albums at home, I came across a photo of my parents during their 40th wedding anniversary. What struck me about. the photograph was that there, my father and mother looked alike. I dared ask them why and my mother answered, “We look alike because we have been together for 40 years already.”
I think it is true that people who stay with each other for a long time start to look like each other. Old couples who have stayed together for so long will not only begin to physically resemble each other, they will even walk, talk and conduct themselves similarly.
That is precisely the reason why Jesus is able to say, “When you see Me, you have seen the Father.” Jesus has been with the Father from the beginning of time. And Jesus will be with the Father for all eternity. That is why Jesus also asks us to mirror the goodness of God; that when people look at us, they will be reminded of the goodness of God. That when people look at us, they will feel the presence of God.
From our own experience, we know there are people who have a way of reminding us of God. There are also people who, no matter what they put on, remind us of worldliness and sin. There are also people who remind us of the presence of God, probably because they have stayed with God. They have been face to face with God for sometime, so much so, that they are able to radiate God’s face.
Moses talked to the Lord on Mt. Tabor, and when he came down, people could not look at his face, because his face was dazzlingly white after he had been touched by the face of God.
Jesus and the Father are one. My father and my mother look alike because they have stayed together for 45 years. We will stay with Jesus longer than that, and God’s wish is that we all look like Him.
Ask yourself, “When you show yourself to other people, are they reminded of God, or are they tempted by the devil? When people look at you, are they reminded of the goodness of God, or are they reminded of the fearsome evil one? We all should be mirrors of God’s love. Let us pray for each other, that we all may radiate the goodness of God.
TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD
John 14:05-14
Only Jesus, Always Jesus