The God Who Wants to Be Seen

Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up  and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky.  But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.  Exodus 24:9-11

From the beginning until now, God wants us to see Him.  He made us in His image and likeness, to look like Him and act like Him.  To reveal Him.  To make Himself seen to us, in us, with us, and through us.

• He walked in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve.
• He talked face to face with Cain, even after Cain killed His brother.
• He spoke directly and specifically to Noah about building the ark.

• He appeared to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, The Elders, and Israel.

• He appeared to the judges, the kings, the prophets, and again ultimately, to all of Israel at the coming of Christ. 

• The Spirit of Christ appeared on 120 as flaming tongues above their heads.  Visible.  Like when John the Baptist saw the Spirit descend upon Jesus in the visible likeness of a dove.

How is God seen today?

In you, through you, and with you as the temple of God's Spirit, if you believe in Jesus Christ. 

According to Paul, your spiritual gift is a "manifestation of the Spirit."  To be "manifest" means to be made known to the physical senses.

The God who wants to be seen wants to be seen by you, in you, through you, and with you. 

Jesus told us the way to make this happen:

"He who has and keeps my commandments is he who loves me.  And he who loves me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him."