First step.

     I have many really intelligent friends.  They all tell me that if God wanted to make himself known personally to them, He would have by now.  Sure, I see that, I can almost understand it if it weren't for the fact He has done that many many times.  Let's take a look.

     In Genesis, two people could not have had closer contact with God.  If they had moments of doubt, all they had to do was call out His name.  They ignored him and did their own thing anyway.

     In Exodus, as God thundered on the Mountain while talking to His chosen man Moses, if anyone doubted, all they had to do was touch the mountain and die.  I'm sure many of them did despite the fact that they had been told not to.  They could hear the Great I Am talking in loud tones to Moses.  They managed to ignore it all and build a bull to worship with Aaron instead.  Face palm.

     King Solomon built God a temple that was legendary.  It was a wonder of the world!  When it was done to the letter, God filled the temple with His glory so thick the priests could not move.  One son later, Israel was split into two pieces and riddled with an idol to Molech problem.

     Jesus came with outstanding miracles that rose up the dead, calmed the storms, and fed the herds of people.  Blind men saw, leprous men were cleansed!  We killed Him.  He raised Himself up and we still don't see it.

     Do you catch my jive?  Do you buy what I'm selling?  It works differently now.  Things have changed.  God will work behind the scenes in a hidden way in your life until you take that first step of faith.  When you open your heart to truly believe, then the peace, miracles, spiritual healings, and grace are rained down with abundance.  God now waits to show up until you move.

     You must take that first faltering step, and when you do, you'll find you were pushed by an unseen hand into a Kingdom that is very real and filled with wonder and grace.