~ Man Cannot See God’s Face And Live ~
Introductory Quote ~ “In the early days of space exploration
one of the Russian cosmonauts returned from space and matter-of-factly stated that
he hadn’t seen God! The essence of his comment was, ‘I’ve been there, done
that, I didn’t see God — therefore there is no God.’
“Because
God was not seen by Russian cosmonauts or our own astronauts, does that mean
that God does not exist? Does it mean that
He is absent from outer space? Or, is He
present but invisible?
“We
know that it is dark, very dark, in outer space. We also are aware that outer space is full of
light traveling from stars in all directions. Only a tiny fraction of this light travels in
a direction that causes it to reach our planet earth. Space travelers do not see the light that is
so abundant in space.
“The Scriptures
tell us that the God who is light
dwells in darkness!” (from the book: “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight” by Robert Lloyd Russell).
Scripture
~ “Then He [The Lord] said [to Moses], ‘I will make all My
goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious,
and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.’ But He said, ‘You cannot see My face; for
no man shall see Me, and live.’ And
the Lord said, ‘Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. So it shall be, while My glory passes by,
that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand
while I pass by. Then I will take away
My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen’” (Exodus
33:19-23).
Closing Quote
~ “As we return to Einstein’s theory of relativity, we find
that as an object reaches the speed of light, dimensions in the direction of
travel become zero. This means that
objects traveling at the speed of light become invisible, no matter how large
they are at slower speeds. Light defies
our normal constraints of spatial dimensions.
“Although
light is invisible, it is capable of manifesting itself. We can detect the presence of light as it
reveals our surroundings, and we discern the effects of light such as feeling
its warmth on our skin. It is as if we
can see the unseen.
“We
can utilize the effects of light in many ways. In our era with the use of lasers mankind has
harnessed the power of light to perform many wonderful tasks — from supermarket
checkout procedures to critical medical operations.
“In
a similar manner we do not see God, but we see the manifestations of God. The effects of the invisible God are clearly
seen. His presence can be known.
“The key to
understanding either physical or spiritual light is found in observing what it
can do. Although no one has ever seen
physical light, mankind has learned a great deal about its characteristics; we
have applied our knowledge in useful ways.” (from the book: “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight” by Robert Lloyd Russell).
~
Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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