CAN YOU HEAR/SEE HIM?

Many have a desire for God, to see Him, or hear Him, in various ways: In the beauty of the desert and desert sky, in the hymns sung in church, in a loved one's smile, a baby's laugh. God is all over the place and there should be no problem with His appearing or His voice as they both are all around.

However, what I wonder about is does anyone see or hear Christ in me? It's not the first thing we might ask, or tell, another person. And sometimes I think I am so stuck in my individuality that God cannot find Himself in me! I know you're not supposed to put yourself down..we are after all created by the Master so I am not junk! But I am....me! And I do know how far from the "bar" I often fall!

This morning, from 2 Corinthians 2, the reading in The Message said, "We stand in Christ's presence when we speak; God looks us in the face. We get what we say straight from God and say it as honestly as we can." Paul, of course, is speaking to himself and others who take it upon themselves to alert the world of Jesus Christ, Savior and Messiah. Paul, filled with the Spirit of God, spoke always of the church and its duty to present God to the world.

Who we are and what we have to say is at all times to be a revealing of Who God Is.
Paul told us it was a huge responsibility, and I concur...with fear and trembling. No one is competent to take this on...... without the Spirit of God.

So, in all I do and in ways I do not yet know possible, I desire to reveal the presence of the Holy Spirit to those I meet and serve. Knowing that what makes me special is from God and the only reason I consider myself adequate for what God wants of me. I do so desire to be a revealer of Christ!! And I pray in my ordinariness that the Lord might make others wonder about what makes me tick and discover the One who is my Lord.

This I pray. I want you, too, to see Him and hear Him in everything around you, even in me...even if you never hear His name or see His face.

All for God's glory...JO