Now We See In Part

January 31, 2015

Now We See In Part

“For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.”

There’s nothing more precious than to meet God in quietness, away from the noise.

Oh…to meet with Him alone in worship and experience a glimpse of Who He is! Not in petitions for ourselves or others, rather just being in His presence, adoring Him, praising Him…just a few minutes totally and completely His!

When we enter in to the throne of grace in humility with the sole purpose of praising Him—when we humble ourselves and ask Him (the way Moses did) to reveal Himself to us, He gives us with a little glimpse of His glory, enticing us to want more. It is an incredible experience that does not last long, only a few seconds…it is an incredible pool of emotions all coming together: joy, peace, gladness, excitement, strength, etc…This feeling of being secure in His presence and being assured that nothing can touch us, it is a feeling of hope, of what awaits us on the other side of heaven!

This ecstasy of complete and absolute joy is already ours but we only experience a glimpse of it because we are surrounded by sin. But when the time comes, the Lord will fulfill His promise and we will behold His glory, we will be filled with His glory and nothing will take that away from us.  We have no idea what this will be like but we know that it will be incredible.  I have 1 Corinthians 2:9 in the front of my mind and I think of it often:

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

Nor have entered into the heart of man

The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

This promise, among others, fills my heart with hope and anticipation. What will heaven be like? How will it be like to live without the shadow of sin? What will it be like to experience God in His fullness?

I am reminded of the recent foggy morning we experienced. On the way to taking my granddaughter to school, the fog was dense and we could not see anything in front of us. Sofia asked me, “nana, how do you know you’re going the right way?” my answer, “I know the way and if we stay on this lane, we will end up where we are going.” Her trusting answer was, “okay.” When we reached a bridge (a landmark she’s familiar with), she exclaimed, “Yes! I know where we are now, I can see it!” and she was at ease, after a little while she said, “it’s like heaven, we can’t really see but we know is there.” I was stunned! She understands! She went on to tell me that when we go to be with Jesus we will see things with no fog.

I love how the Lord speaks in ways we do not expect. He uses every opportunity to speak to us if we only listen. It is this kind of experiences that makes God so Awesome in my heart! He reminds me every day that no matter how bad things get, no matter how dark it gets, He is in control and we do not see yet ALL that He has prepared for us. Things around the world are NOT out of control; they are where they’re supposed to bring to fulfillment everything that was written.

“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” –Romans 11:33.

 Seek God! He wants to be known by us. In Ezekiel there is a phrase written over and over again: “Then they shall know that I am the LORD.” He wants to be known!

Be encouraged! Set your eyes above and your heart on the promises of the Lord.

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes,

and in Him Amen,

to the glory of God through us.”

Amen! To Him be the glory!