are we ready?
me and my small group are on the last day of a 3 day fast. many people have asked what we are fasting for, and my response has been ‘to see Jesus’. there was no specific reason in which i thought we should fast, except just feeling like the Lord was telling me we should… i feel like that is reason enough.
as i was reading the other morning in psalms, i happened to look over to the last chapter of job. the first verse i saw said “i had only heard about you before, but now i have seen you with my own eyes”. this was job talking to God after he been tried and tested.. the next day i was reading in john 14. it is Jesus speaking and he says “those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. and because they love me, my Father will love them. and i will love them and reveal myself to them.” i began to wonder what this means. what did job mean when he said he saw God with his own eyes, and what does Jesus mean when he says he will reveal himself to us. when i looked it up i was amazed. the word john uses in that verse is the same word that is used when Jesus appeared to many after his resurrection. it is also the same word that is used when Jesus says that he will appear before God on our behalf in hebrews. just think about that for a minute. are we really ready to have Jesus reveal himself to us? are we ready to see him face to face and worship him?… well get ready.
