The Supernatural Is Visible

"Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God." (Matthew 5:8)

In a world where we are always searching for meaning and fulfilment, it matters that we discover what is genuine and true in life.  The biblical point of view is that what matters in life comes from a reality that is beyond our human self.  I always like to call it the supernatural.  If we learn to live in the supernatural we are most likely to find what is genuine and true.  By supernatural I don't mean angels, demons, spirits... the whole gamut of both superstition and hollywood sensation.  It is not that angels, demons, and spirits don't exist.  It is only that they are a very minute part of supernatural experience.  So what is the major part?  One word: character.  The Lord of the biblical testimony is a supernatural presence that transforms our character that we become visible manifestations of what is genuine and true.  The focus on Matthew 5:8 is important because this is one of those windows into the teachings of Jesus that deals directly with character.  Our integrity and character are the only parts of our self that will last both in life and death... and after.  It is interesting that Jesus uses "pure" as a deep character trait.  Because purity is the litmus testof what is genuine and true.  If I want to find what is true and genuine in my life then I must have a "pure" heart.  Purity of heart is not perfection and freedom from errors and shortcomings.  In fact errors and shortcomings are what purifies our heart... it reminds us that if we are really going to be honest... we are flawed and imperfect... our purifying experience begins.  But it doesn't end here.  The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote a book titled "Purity of Heart Is To Will One Thing".  Brutal honesty about the self is the first move of a "pure" heart.  The second is desire and passion for one and only one thing... God.  Our will goes only where our desire and passion will take us.  How does this work?  It starts with me deciding that there will be no more important person or presence in my life than Jesus himself!  If I get serious with that then Jesus gets serious with me.  He makes the complete and total love for Him my "default/reset" option.  In the digital world a default option is what resets any computer system back to its original programming.  I like this analogy because anytime I mess up my computer and wreck havoc on my system  I can set it on default and reset it.  Being "pure" in heart not only embraces a deeply personal failing, it also automatically goes back to its first love... its first passion... its default/reset option... Jesus!  This is how we see God.  This is how God sees us.  This is how the world sees Jesus in us... how the supernatural is visible.

"Jesus I am a mess and I make a mess of things... but nothing is more important in my life except you.  So I am coming back to you again.  I am starting over.  I love you and I will always love you.  Amen.   Oh wow!  There you are... my Lord and my God!"