Have you ever met someone and knew that you had been introduced to them before, maybe even chatted with them a few times, but you can't remember their name? That can be a bit awkward; especially if they remember your name. How do you gracefully handle this? Do you ask "Do I know you?" (Not recommended 😊). Or how about this one, "I am sorry, but I forgot your name."
I am reading a passage in Genesis today, specifically chapters 18-20. In this reading there are two accounts of angels appearing as men. I've always been intrigued that both Abraham and Lot recognized them as angels sent from God.
As I ponder on this a moment I am reminded again of the message my husband preached on Sunday. We must have a relationship with Jesus. Relationships are essential to growth. Relationships generate the ability to identify someone by their behavior, voice or presence.
When I was a child we lived in a two-story house. The bedroom I shared with my sisters was right by the stairs. It was an older home and the stairs would creak as you went up and down. I can remember knowing who was walking on the stairs by the sound they made. Isn't that amazing and cool?
Conversely, being recognized as belonging to a group or family by your appearance is pretty powerful as well. Imagine the angels walking into town and you immediately know they are emissaries sent from God with a message.
I wonder.....would I recognize them? If this occurred today, would I sense God in them and know who they are?
My heart cries out today to deepen my experience with God. I want to recognize him, his angels, the Holy Ghost power working in me and through me to fulfill his will on earth. I want my community, my world, to recognize me as a child of God because of my relationship to him and with him.
How about you? Do you ponder these things? Are you in a relationship with God? Should I know you?
