Have You Seen God?

I read 3 John 1:11 and marvelled. The verse says, "Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God."

The last part of the verse was the striking part of the for me, where it says, "he who does evil has

not seen God." It goes to show that the experience of God Himself is so powerful that it manifests who He is. 1 John 4:8 says, God is love.

Now, the entire verse of 1 John 4:8 says, "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." This means that the absence of God is emptiness or a void. This is why darkness is the absence of light. But light can never be the absence of darkness, because light occupies. Darkness on the other hand doesn't occupy, it is just a void or an empty space to be filled by something, and that something is light.

In the same vein, coming back to 3 John 1:11, the person who is evil lives in emptiness. For God is life who expresses it as He goes (trying to put it in human understanding). Also, He is love, and He expresses it.

So, the person who hasn't seen God hasn't experienced the overwhelming nature of goodness which fills up the void of evil in the person's heart. And remember that love being the fruit of the Spirit has goodness within it as one of its characteristics (to see God is to know Jesus, who is the express image of God).

As Sons and Daughters of God we express love as the fruit of the Spirit of God we received as our life, where goodness is an attribute, a natural behaviour seen in Sons and Daughters of God as they keep growing in Him (ref.: 2 Peter 3:18).

So, the verse is right to say he who does good is of God because he or she has His Spirit.

So, have you seen God?

Have a blessed day.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from New King James Version (NKJV)