
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18
Walking past the window my eyes caught a glimpse of movement. There in the birdbath was a BEAUTIFUL male cardinal…you guessed it…taking a bath! Mesmerized, I stood there motionless…transfixed on this wondrous sight. Suddenly I was shocked, as a ‘thought’ zinged through my brain. Its message, like an arrow shot out of the blue, was…”that’s not really a big deal!”
It was later that I began to ponder the message and wondered. After all, there are MILLIONS of cardinals around the globe. Presumably…they ALL take baths. So SEEING it with my own eyes really wasn’t that big of a deal. I was blessed by the seeing. But it was merely a happenstance experienced by 2 created beings. Well…ONE if you don’t count the cardinal that didn’t see ME! Walking away, a sacrilegious thought came zinging in! ‘So…is seeing God REALLY that big of a deal?’
I told Katie about my experience and thoughts. Her eyes widened and she stepped back, apparently to avoid the lighting that would be coming to strike me dead! Lightning that ‘I’ knew would NOT be forthcoming. Why? Because I knew that THIS thought CAME from Him! So I ask YOU. Is seeing God REALLY THAT BIG OF A DEAL?
God IS Majestic, Wonderful, HUGE and Omni-EVERYTHING! Even Moses SAW the burning bush and wanted to get closer to get a closer LOOK! He never anticipated that ‘the burning’ in the bush was THE GOD who wanted MUCH MORE than just a look!! God IS! And while seeing Him may be exciting and mystical and magnificent…if that is ALL that happens, then simply SEEING God is NOT that big a deal! Because even GOD wants MUCH MORE than that!
God did not make me to just keep around as decoration! His longing is NOT to just SEE me and have an “isn’t that nice?” experience! The WONDERFULLY HUGE DEAL is that God wants to INHABIT, INDWELL and TRANSFORM ME! He wants a RELATIONSHIP with ME! He wants me CLOSER, STRONGER, and TRANSFORMED to become MORE LIKE HIM! With EVER INCREASING GLORY! WHEW!! That’s a LOT of capital letters!
Simply seeing God, even for who He is, is NOT that big a deal if I don’t ALLOW Him His wish to come into my life to CHANGE ME make me His… and vice versa. Anything less than THAT experience is simply nothing more than an “o wow, look at that,” event. If you have MET God and are undergoing His continued, GLORIFYING, TRANSFORMATION, you know exactly what I mean. If not, you might just want to keep on walking. Because simply SEEING isn’t that big of a deal and is NOT His intent!