Acts 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
An older man recently told me he had spent most of his life believing in God. But not really recognizing him in his day-to-day life. Things, however, had changed dramatically in the past year. A big smile covered his face as he related how he now sees the Lord not only working in present circumstances, but in the past. In those times when God was with him, but he didn’t recognize him.
I like to think he’s learning to “catch the moments.”
When Jesus walked the earth, his presence, of course, was tangible. He had a physical body people could touch and see and a voice they could hear. Even after the crucifixion, he appeared in resurrected form to his disciples for forty days before he ascended to heaven.
Now, over 2,000 years later, we can’t see him with our physical eyes. But friend, I want you to know he continues to reveal himself “by many proofs.” He has sent the Holy Spirit to alert us to his presence so we can grow in our understanding of the kingdom of God.
He remains with us no matter what we experience, but sadly, like the older man I conversed with, we often miss it.
Jesus doesn’t want us to miss it. He doesn’t want us to miss him. He said those who “have eyes to see and ears to hear” are blessed (Matt. 13:16). The more we recognize God’s divine orchestration in the little moments of life, the more we see him in the bigger moments.
But catching those moments requires intention. It means taking a deeper look at what at first glance may appear to be a coincidence. We gotta’ pause in order to connect the dots.
So let’s not wait until the latter part of our lives to realize he is with us every minute of every day. The Lord wants to connect with you today, smack dab in the middle of your life. May your eyes see, your ears hear.
May you catch the moments.