Johnny approached his older sister, Suzie, with a serious question. “Suzie, can anybody ever really see God?” Occupied with other things, Suzie tersely responded: “Of course not, silly. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him.”
Time passed, but Johnny’s question still puzzled him. One day he approached his mother: “Mom, can anybody ever really see God?” Gently she replied, “No, not really. God is a spirit. He dwells in our hearts. But….we can never really see him.” The answer satisfied Johnny somewhat, but he still wondered.
Sometime later, his godly old grandfather took the little boy on a fishing trip. They were having a great time together. As the sun was beginning to set with extraordinary splendor, his grandfather stopped fishing and turned his full attention to the exquisite beauty unfolding before him.
On seeing the peace, joy, and contentment reflected on his grandfathe’s face as he gazed into the magnificent sunset, Johnny thought for a moment and hesitatingly asked: “Granddad, I – I – wasn’t going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I’ve been wondering about a long time. Can anybody ever really see God?”
The old man didn’t even turn his head. A long moment slipped by before he softly said,. “Son, it’s getting so I can’t see anything else.”
Indeed we can “see God” through his creation. The Psalmist penned, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1) Yet, the “book of nature” only reveals so much.
To really “see God”, to know Him and experience a relationship with Him, we must turn to the book of revelation–The Bible. When I look into His Word, I see Him. His character. His qualities. His greatness. Without comment or commentary, let me share a few of God’s attributes for your reflection. To help you more clearly “see God.”
GOD IS….
Almighty. “We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty….” Job 37:23
Awesome. “Out of the North he comes in golden splendor; God come in awesome majesty.” Job. 37:22
Blameless. “For the name of Jehovah will I proclaim…His work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness.” Deut. 32:3-4
Compassionate. “The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.” Ps. 145:9
Creator. “You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you carted all things….” Rev. 4:11
Dependable. “God is not a human being that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? —Numbers 23:19, NRSV
Eternal. The eternal God is your Refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms.” —Deut. 33:27, TLB
Faithful. “the Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he had made.” —Ps. 145:13, NIV
Good. “For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations. —Ps. 110:5
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt 5:8
–Ken Weliever, The Preacherman
Exercise: As you look at each one of these 9 qualities of God, what do you see? How have you been blessed by “seeing God”?
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Excellent thoughts, Ken. It’s always the beginning of a good day when we begin by thinking of our great God. Thank you for the reminder!
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Thanks Janet
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Hi Ken– I found you through the UBC. I love this piece. I love that you use Scripture citations to support your points. Recently, a child’s question came up: how do we know God hears our prayers? What would you say? Thank you for all your good work!
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Thank you Kebba! I’m glad you found it and that you like it. My answer would be the Bible tells me so!
Prov 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked,But He hears the prayer of the righteous. NKJV
1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. ASV
Hope that is helpful
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Hi PreacherMan,
Thank you for the great comments about God. I love your blog.
Thank you for all your hard work!
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Thanks Terri
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Ken, thanks! I don’t think we can pray to God without having a mental, physical picture of who He is by reason of all the characteristics the Bible gives us. This is what allows us the reality that He is there, listening, letting us realize that connection with Him in our prayers.
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Good point Fae! Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment
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Hi Ken, I came home for lunch today and enjoyed not only a bit a physical food but spiritual food as well! Your writings are a blessing to me! I pray that I am getting closer to where I see nothing but God! Thank you!
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Thank you Carol! I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed some sustenance!
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