Title: You need holiness to see God.

“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:”‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

It is the desire and will of God  that you 'see' God, that you experience His working and the manifestation of His power everyday of your life. That He answers you when you call upon His name and that He manifests His presence in your life. He desires you to see Him, but not just with your eyes, with your every other sense- seeing God here refers to experiencing His working and His manifestations. Please note this scripture is not referring to heaven only.

Point of Reflection: 

The essential ingredient you need to possess in your life to be able to walk with God, experience His working and experience the manifestation of His power every day of your life is holiness. God desires you to be holy for your benefit- because without holiness you will not be able to 'see' Him, experience Him, receive from Him. Holiness is a critical ingredient of your walk with God.That is why when certain Greeks came to Philip with a request to see Jesus Christ in John 12:21, they were not asking about seeing His face they were asking about experiencing His manifestations, His power, His presence: 

"The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.”‭‭John‬ ‭12:21‬ ‭KJV

That is why His word says in Leviticus 11:45 NKJV "For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”‭

It says also in 1 Peter 1:15-16 NKJV "But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, 'Be holy, for I am holy.'"

‭‭His word says I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, to be your God. 

The reason for taking you out of Egypt, the life of bondage and sin is so that God can be your God, your everything,you may experience Him in every area of your life, He wants to be your healer, your provider, your guide and shepherd, your banner of victory, your peace etc and for Him to be that to you, you need to be holy, because He is holy.

 Putting it differently: For God to manifest God to you, you need to be holy.

 What then is holiness and how do you become holy? 

You need to understand  six things:

 1. The Holy Spirit is the standard for holiness- you need to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

 2. You need your mind renewed and transformed by the word of God so that you think like God.

 3. Holiness is co-operating with the Holy Spirit in the way you think, speak and act.

 4. Holiness is refusing to co-operate with the enemy satan and his demons in the way you think, speak and act.

 5. Without holiness you cannot and will not 'see' God, you cannot experience the works of God in your life.

 6. You are saved by grace through faith, that brings you into the presence of Almighty God,  while in His presence, you need holiness to experience God

Do you desire to see God and to experience His working in your life?

 Do you desire Him to be your God, your everything? 

When you are ready-

Prayer of consecration:Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for your grace and mercy upon my life. Thank you for giving me Jesus Christ by whom I am justified and made righteous. Thank you for the blood that was shed for my redemption. Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life. I commit myself to allowing your word to renew and transform the way I think so that my minds aligns with your word. I refuse, I judge and  denounce every working of the enemy satan and his demons upon my life. I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill me with your Holy Spirit right now and I receive the abundant outpouring of your Holy Spirit upon my life right now in the name of Jesus  Christ. In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.

Apostle Dr Max Matonhodze.

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