The other morning, I woke up and had a profound thought:
God is real.
I know. It's something I've said for a long time. It's something I've believed for a long time. But yesterday, it really hit me. It was like I finally understood. And the more I thought about it, the more that seemingly simple statement became something profound.
See, we live in a world of the senses. We see, feel, touch, smell, taste. It's all very tangible. Very real. But God... I can't see Him. I can't feel Him. I can't hear Him. My senses can't sense Him. But He is really real. I can't see, feel, or hear Him. And yet, in many ways, I do. It may not be in the tangible sense. But I have seen His hand at work in far too many ways to doubt His existence.
And so, having full confidence in His existence, it hit me: He is real. one day, I will see Him. I'll feel Him. I'll hear Him. He's not just some distant idea, like a dream or thought that you can't really touch. One day, I will feel Him just as I feel the ground under my feet. And, because God is unchanging, just as He will be that real then, He is that real now. Right at this moment. He is as real as the computer you sit at, the clothes you are wearing, or the ground under your feet.
Wow.
That was all I could think. "Wow. God is that real."
It made me think about the verse in 1 Corinthians 13:12 where Paul writes,
God is real.
I know. It's something I've said for a long time. It's something I've believed for a long time. But yesterday, it really hit me. It was like I finally understood. And the more I thought about it, the more that seemingly simple statement became something profound.
See, we live in a world of the senses. We see, feel, touch, smell, taste. It's all very tangible. Very real. But God... I can't see Him. I can't feel Him. I can't hear Him. My senses can't sense Him. But He is really real. I can't see, feel, or hear Him. And yet, in many ways, I do. It may not be in the tangible sense. But I have seen His hand at work in far too many ways to doubt His existence.
And so, having full confidence in His existence, it hit me: He is real. one day, I will see Him. I'll feel Him. I'll hear Him. He's not just some distant idea, like a dream or thought that you can't really touch. One day, I will feel Him just as I feel the ground under my feet. And, because God is unchanging, just as He will be that real then, He is that real now. Right at this moment. He is as real as the computer you sit at, the clothes you are wearing, or the ground under your feet.
Wow.
That was all I could think. "Wow. God is that real."
It made me think about the verse in 1 Corinthians 13:12 where Paul writes,
"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known."
Back then, mirrors weren't like the mirrors we have nowadays where the reflection is basically the same thing as the reality. Back then, the mirrors were made from polished metal, often bronze. But have you ever looked at your reflection in metal? Think of your reflection on, for example, a spoon. It's pretty distorted. I think that's what Paul was thinking of - it's a reflection of the real thing, but it's pretty twisted. Nowhere near the real thing.
But then imagine one day when we see face to face. When we fully see Him in heaven. If this all feels so real and it's just a dim reflection, just try to picture how much more real heaven will be! It's a thought that fills me with joy and awe. God is real - more real than anything on this earth. It's a concept I just can't seem to fully wrap my mind around. I don't think I ever will. Not until the day that finally do
I see Him face to face and fall to the ground in worship before Him.
I see Him face to face and fall to the ground in worship before Him.
What an awesome thought. I want to just think about it all day:
God is real.
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