Do You See God?

FaithWalkDaily September 14, 2008

Acts 17:26-2826 From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 28 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' NIV

Luke intimates in these verses that if we seek God we will find Him. God wants us to seek and find Him. That tells us He is personal. He wants us to come to Him. He wants us to find Him. Why? Well, if we want to be found, surely we must want to be known, yes?

Then Luke tells us that in Him we live and move and have our being. Meditating on this I got an image of putting on the armor of God as in Ephesians 6. In Him, we live and move and have our being. Under His protection. Suited up for His purposes.

And where are we? In Him. Looking at Him from the inside. We see His heart, which is the heart of love, a nurturing Father. Seek Me, find Me. Abide in Me, grow from Me (John 15.) He is teacher, provider, healer, listener, helper, leader - He is everything. And in Him, He moves us according to His plans for us.

In Him, we see the world through His eyes. We feel His grief. We rejoice with Him. We experience His love for us. In Him we see with precise lenses.

Do you see Him?

O Father, so marvelous are Your ways and Your wisdom. Thank You for calling our names, for prodding us to seek You, to find You, to know You. What a gift! May we grow in You more every day as we look at the world through God colored eyes. In the perfect name of Jesus we pray, amen.