I have been thinking about our God’s awesome power, and if he wanted to, the whole world could know of His glory, in a single instant He could enlighten us. So why hasn’t he? If He wants us to know Him, personally and intimately, than why hasn’t He just showed us?
Imagine this. You are on a holiday with your family. You have taken them to the Badlands, an area that amazing discoveries have taken place. Complete and colossal dinosaur skeletons have been found there. Massive bones, crustaceans and extinct creatures have been fossilized and left for us to discover. As you walk through the rocky, dry earth you notice something that is unlike the ground around it. You creep towards the area, carefully watching the ground so you don’t disturb the rattle snakes in the grass. You finally come up to it. You are amazed, astonished that YOU have discovered something in an area that appears so barren. You call over your loved ones, “hurry”, you tell them, “come and see”! You all look at the object you have in your hand, it is beautiful, it sparkles in the sun, every colour of the rainbow is visible on its shell. It’s ammolite, a rare opal-like gemstone only found in highly fossilized areas. It’s value in the range of hundred of thousands of dollars. What an amazing find. What a rush!
In this story, you have traveled to an area that is known to have dinosaur remains, and there has been ammolite found and mined. Although you weren’t expecting to come across it, you knew it was a possibility because of where you were. Now imagine it differently. Imagine your life, without Christ, you have never known him and didn’t even know he could possibly exist. One day you experience something so powerful and unnerving that your life will never be the same. And because of it, you learn of a God, that forgives you in an instant for everything you have done, He only wants good things for you, and He loves you more than you can even fathom. When you think about something that you have known forever, it isn’t as special as coming across and finding something out for the first time. Think back to when you read something that you hadn’t heard before and how it changed you. You can even still remember the passage or idea word for word. Think about how excited you were and you wanted everyone to know the thought you had just put together. Like when you found the gemstone, you were excited and wanted everyone to, “hurry! Come and see what I found!”. It has an affect on your life that cannot be measured, it is far reaching and extraordinary. If we knew God existed because he came to us and told us, “Hey Joe, I’m God” it wouldn’t be the same thrill as it is finding Him and learning about Him. We must come to Christ by Faith, not by sight. It needs to be a powerful, unique relationship that can only be described by having your own, personal walk with Him. He wants us to find Him, to know Him, He is waiting for you when you are ready. And when you find Him, He wants you to declare it to the whole world.
It would be easy if God came to us, took our hand, and showed us who He is. It is profound when we grab his hand and ask Him, “Father, please, show me who you are”.
mrsmandaz 