Who do people see when they look at you?

Strange question, unless you are a sold-out follower of Jesus.

If you have a made-up mind about this walk with the Lord, then you want people to see Jesus through your face.

You want your spirit to be under Holy Spirit control. Paul said he, "died daily", why?, because his flesh kept wanting to be in charge. He "died" out to the flesh through prayer and reading the Word. It works!

Our flesh usually drags us down paths leading AWAY from God.

If we had our way we would:

hold grudges,
live for the moment,
get even with our enemies,
follow after lustly pleasures,
watch and listen to anything that seemed pleasureable to our mind and body,
live for money, or power, or pride,
anything enticing...need I go on?


But.....we rise up after being in the WORD and in prayer.... with power and joy which gives us strength to live above sin.

And we may not even know it, but OUR FACES WILL SHINE.

So, truly, we look different to others when they see us.

Before my husband was saved, he ran into a newly spirit-filled friend and this friend's face was shining. He saw the light of God in his face. And when his friend invited him to a revival service, there was a pull on his heart. He was not turned off by the encounter; it was like a MAGNET to his soul.

He went to the service, heard the singing and the preaching, felt the love of God so strong, he fell to his knees in repentance and began speaking with tongues (filled with the Holy Spirit) in just a few minutes.

He has never been the same!

Please read this:
John 1:18 KJV
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father,he hath declared him.

God has made himself known to us, how?
By wrapping himself in the human body of Jesus the Christ; his ONLY body, flesh or Son.

Read the same verse in the New Living Translation:

No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.


Even Jesus, as he walked this Earth wanted people to see God when they looked at him. He didn't want people to say, "oh, there's Mary's son, the carpenter!" John the Baptist, who was his natural cousin, even saw Jesus as God, when he walked toward him one day. John declared, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
Who do people see when they look at you?

Have you ever broken or lost something that you had borrowed?

When the borrowed axe head flew into the river, the workers hearts sank with it. How were they ever going to replace it? Tools made of iron were highly valued and hard to come by. We have read of villages even in recent history that shared one scissor for an entire community.

Elisha knew that to God gravity was not an issue. Elisha merely threw in a stick near where the axe head fell in, soon the axe head rose to the stick as if it were a magnet and it floated in the water! Really? Did that really happen? Yes!

Why is it so hard for us to believe stories like this in the Bible? Our world is suspended in the atmosphere and never fails to provide stability to our world? We see nature in action every day so we do not think of it as unusual. God loves it when we trust him to defy his laws of nature.

I want God to do something for me today; not because I like to be "wowed" but because I know that He is able and willing to show his power to deliver and save and supply our needs.

A dear friend of mine was invited to a revival meeting and came addicted. After God did what he does so well,(forgive, set free, fill with his Spirit) my friend never experienced any withdrawal symptoms. That defied nature.

Which was that greatest miracle? The redemption or the deliverance from addiction? It's all got the signature of a Great big wonderful God.

God can stretch our income when we trust him with the first fruits (10%).
God can give us an undying love for our sweetheart that does not die.
God can give us a new mouth and take the cuss words out of our vocabulary that have been ingrained in our minds and habits.
God can impart spiritual gifts, and the fruit of the Spirit where doubt, fear and bitterness dwelt before.

I could go on but.....you already know these things....
What do you need God to do for you today?

Does the need defy natural laws? With God nothing is impossible.
Ask him for help. Read this passage to build your faith. 2 Kings 6:1-7