A popular cleric once told his television audience how he was transported to Heaven one day and was able to overhear the discussions between The Almighty and Jesus! Ha-ha! Lately the same cleric says he has been told to go for the post of President of a populous West African country. Certainly many have come across more or less similar and I daresay arrogant claims.
In Truth however, it is impossible for a man to see or hear God directly and in the ways described above! This is for the simple reason of the lack of homogeneity between the Creator and all that has been created. Only Two can approach the Almighty directly – The Son of God and The Holy Spirit. This is because they are both a Part of God and are One with Him. No one else can bear the pressure of God’s Presence or an approach!
On very rare occasions, special messages from Above can reach man through God’s messengers. One can here refer to the exceptional circumstances linked with the birth of Christ when an Angel of the Lord appeared to Mary and later on to the shepherds. On such occasions man is exposed to a tiny part of the pressure from above and he is overwhelmed with fear. This always makes it necessary for the heralds from on High to always say ‘be not afraid’ when addressing the human beings concerned.
What is more usual is that instructions and guidance can reach us from helpers in the beyond. These helpers speak to us through a part of our conscience and by listening to their gentle advice we are aided to refrain from doing that which is wrong. Furthermore, when we seriously ponder over something, this thought can become strong, magnetic, and able to penetrate to higher spheres from where it attracts higher thoughts which we often describe as inspiration!
There is in addition a promise for those who are pure in heart: they shall “see” God. However, this means that they will see God in His Works. Through Creation, The Almighty speaks to us. If we prayerfully observe Creation with a pure heart, we will gain an understanding of the Will of God and by applying this we become pleasing to our Maker and our welfare is assured.
Finally, it is presumptuous for man to assume a personal attitude towards God without regard for the huge worlds and cosmic distances in between, which cannot be pushed aside as if non-existent. Let us remember that even when it became necessary to give man a direct Message from Above, God had to send a Mediator. He did this by severing a Part of Himself and incarnating Him on earth as Jesus Who lived on earth as an Envoy of God, with the sacred Mission of delivering God’s Message of Salvation.
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And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form. -- John 5:37 New International Version (NIV)
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