The greatest awakening isn’t from sleep—it’s from seeing God.
What if the greatest awakening in your life wasn’t from sleep, but into the presence of God Himself? Psalm 17:15 is more than ancient poetry—it’s a divine invitation to see God’s face, discover His righteousness, and experience a satisfaction that no earthly desire can match.
Awakening to Divine Righteousness: A Journey Through Psalm 17:15
A Biblical Reflection by Johnbritto Kurusumuthu
Opening Prayer: A Heart Yearning for God’s Face
My friend, before we dive into today’s sacred text, let’s pause together in prayer. Close your eyes and breathe deeply.
Heavenly Father, as we approach Your Word today, we come with hearts that long to see Your face. Like the psalmist David, we cry out from the depths of our souls, seeking Your righteousness in a world that often feels upside down. Open our spiritual eyes to behold Your beauty. Prepare our hearts to be transformed by this ancient yet timeless truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Meditation: Entering the Sacred Space
Now, let me guide you into a moment of contemplative silence. Find a comfortable position and take three deep breaths. With each exhale, release the anxieties of your day. With each inhale, invite God’s presence to fill you completely.
Picture yourself in the early morning hours, just as the first rays of sunlight pierce through your window. You’re awakening not just from sleep, but to a deeper spiritual reality. Feel that moment of transition between dreams and consciousness—that sacred space where heaven seems to touch earth.
Repeat these words slowly: “I shall behold your face in righteousness.” Let each word settle into your heart like seeds planted in fertile soil. What does it mean to truly “see” God? What would change in your life if you awakened each day with this expectation?
Spend two minutes in silence, allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart.
The Sacred Text and Its Context
“As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.” – Psalm 17:15 (NRSV)
This isn’t just a beautiful verse floating in isolation, my friend. It’s the crescendo of David’s desperate prayer for divine justice. Psalm 17 is what scholars call a “lament psalm”—David’s raw, honest cry to God when surrounded by enemies who sought his destruction. The Hebrew title calls it a tephillah, meaning “prayer,” specifically a prayer born from deep distress.
David wrote this during one of the darkest seasons of his life, likely when King Saul was hunting him like a wild animal. Yet notice how this psalm ends—not with bitterness or despair, but with breathtaking hope. David shifts from earthly troubles to eternal perspective, from temporal enemies to divine encounter.
This verse connects beautifully to God’s greater salvation story. From the very beginning, humanity lost the privilege of walking with God face-to-face in Eden. But here, David prophetically glimpses what Christ would ultimately restore—intimate fellowship with our Creator.
Key Themes: Righteousness, Vision, and Satisfaction
The heart of this verse pulses with three profound truths that can revolutionise how you approach each new day.
Beholding God’s Face: The Hebrew word chazah means “to see with prophetic insight” or “to perceive with spiritual understanding.” This isn’t mere physical sight—it’s the deep recognition of God’s character, His beauty, His holiness penetrating your entire being.
Righteousness as the Gateway: The word tsedeq in Hebrew encompasses both God’s perfect justice and the right relationship He establishes with His people. David understands that seeing God requires being made right with God—not through human effort, but through divine grace.
Divine Satisfaction: Saba means “to be filled to overflowing.” David describes a satisfaction so complete, so overwhelming, that it eclipses every earthly desire. When you truly encounter God’s presence, everything else pales in comparison.
Historical and Cultural Landscape
In David’s ancient Near Eastern world, “seeing the face” of a king meant gaining access to his presence, receiving his favour, and experiencing his protection. For commoners, this was an extraordinary privilege reserved for the most honoured guests.
But David goes further—he speaks of seeing God’s face, something that terrified even Moses, who could only see God’s back (Exodus 33:20). The original audience would have been stunned by this audacious hope. David is essentially saying, “I don’t just want to survive my enemies—I want intimate fellowship with the Almighty.”
The imagery of “awakening” also carried deep meaning. In Hebrew thought, sleep and death were often connected. To awaken was to experience renewal, restoration, even resurrection. David may be hinting at something beyond this earthly life—an eternal awakening in God’s presence.
Liturgical Connection: Green Season Wisdom
Today falls in the Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time, when the Church wears green—the colour of growth, hope, and life. This isn’t “ordinary” in the sense of mundane, but ordinalis—ordered time when we grow steadily in Christian maturity.
Saint Euprasiamma, whose feast some celebrate today, was a virgin who chose radical devotion to Christ over worldly pleasures. Her life exemplified the satisfaction David describes—finding complete fulfilment in divine love rather than earthly relationships.
The Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary also resonates powerfully here. Mary, more than anyone, beheld God’s face through her intimate relationship with Jesus. She experienced the righteousness that comes through faith and found her deepest satisfaction in God’s will.
Living This Truth Daily
My friend, this verse isn’t meant to remain beautiful poetry—it’s designed to transform how you live. Here’s how you can practically apply David’s vision:
Morning Practice: Before checking your phone or rushing into your day, spend five minutes asking God to help you “behold His face” in everything you encounter. Look for His character reflected in creation, in people, in circumstances.
Righteousness Check: Throughout your day, pause and ask: “Am I seeking to see God through my own efforts, or am I resting in the righteousness Christ has given me?” This verse reminds us that spiritual sight comes through grace, not performance.
Satisfaction Inventory: When you feel empty, anxious, or dissatisfied, return to this promise. Ask yourself: “What am I trying to find satisfaction in that isn’t God?” Let this redirect your heart toward the only source of lasting fulfilment.
Evening Reflection: Before sleep, consider how you “awakened” to God’s presence during the day. What did you learn about His character? How did He surprise you with glimpses of His beauty?
A Story of Transformation
Let me share how this verse radically changed the life of Corrie ten Boom, the Dutch Christian who survived Nazi concentration camps. During her darkest moments in Ravensbrück, when death seemed imminent and hope felt impossible, Corrie clung to this very promise.
Years later, she wrote: “I learned that when I focus on seeing God’s face in righteousness rather than my circumstances in fear, even the most hellish situations become sacred ground. The barracks became my sanctuary because I found God’s presence there.”
Corrie discovered that “awakening” to God’s likeness wasn’t just about a future heavenly experience—it was about recognising His image reflected even in the most broken places. This perspective transformed her into one of history’s most powerful witnesses to forgiveness and hope.
Interfaith Echoes of Divine Vision
Christian Cross-References:
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8)
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
“We shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2)
Hindu Parallel: The Bhagavad Gita speaks of darshan—the blessed sight of the divine that transforms the devotee: “Those who see the divine in all beings and all beings in the divine achieve the highest spiritual realisation” (Bhagavad Gita 6.29).
Islamic Echo: The Quran promises: “For those who do good is the best reward and even more. Neither dust nor humiliation will cover their faces. These are the companions of Paradise” (Quran 10:26), pointing toward the ultimate vision of Allah’s face.
Buddhist Resonance: The concept of “Buddha-nature” suggests that awakening reveals our inherent connection to the divine: “Look within, you are the Buddha” reflects the idea that spiritual sight transforms our understanding of reality.
Community and Social Implications
David’s vision wasn’t selfish—it was revolutionary. When individuals truly behold God’s face in righteousness, entire communities transform. This verse challenges us to ask: How would our families, neighbourhoods, and workplaces change if more people experienced this divine satisfaction?
The righteousness David speaks of isn’t personal piety disconnected from social justice. It’s the same righteousness that compels us to seek justice for the oppressed, care for creation, and build bridges across divides. When you truly see God’s face, you cannot ignore His heart for the marginalised.
Consider how this verse applies to environmental stewardship. If we genuinely believe we’ll behold God’s likeness, shouldn’t we protect the creation that reflects His glory? Every sunrise, every forest, every creature bears traces of the divine face we long to see fully.
Theological Insights from the Masters
Augustine of Hippo wrote about this verse: “The vision of God is the source of all happiness. For what can be lacking to him who sees God? Or what can be unnecessary to him who does not see God?”
John Calvin observed: “David here teaches us that the chief happiness of believers consists in the vision of God, and that this vision brings perfect satisfaction to all the desires of the soul.”
Contemporary theologian N.T. Wright adds: “The promise to ‘see God’s face’ isn’t about escaping this world but about God’s renewal of all things, when heaven and earth are joined together and we see clearly what faith now perceives dimly.”
These voices across centuries confirm what David intuited—that divine vision is both the goal and the power source of authentic Christian living.
Psychological and Emotional Healing
Modern psychology confirms what David knew intuitively—that our deepest emotional wounds stem from distorted views of ourselves, others, and the divine. When anxiety overwhelms you, it’s often because you’ve temporarily lost sight of God’s face. When depression settles in, it’s frequently because you’ve forgotten your identity as one created in God’s image.
This verse offers profound therapeutic hope. The promise of “satisfaction” isn’t superficial happiness—it’s the deep contentment that comes from knowing you are fully known and completely loved. The anticipation of “awakening” provides hope during life’s darkest seasons.
Practice this healing exercise: When negative thoughts spiral, return to this verse. Breathe deeply and visualise yourself awakening in God’s presence, completely accepted and perfectly loved. Let this truth rewire your neural pathways from fear to faith.
Artistic and Musical Inspiration
Throughout Christian history, artists have attempted to capture this vision of divine encounter. Raphael’s “Transfiguration” portrays the blazing glory of Christ’s divine nature breaking through human limitations. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel depicts the moment when the divine and human nearly touch.
The hymn “Face to Face with Christ My Saviour” beautifully echoes David’s hope:
“Face to face I shall behold Him, Far beyond the starry sky; Face to face in all His glory, I shall see Him by and by.”
I invite you to listen to Samuel Barber’s “Agnus Dei”—its soaring melody captures the longing and ultimate satisfaction David describes. Let music become a pathway for your own spiritual awakening.
Divine Wake-up Call from His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Selvister Ponnumuthan
[In the pastoral voice of His Excellency]
Beloved children of God, this verse arrives today not as gentle comfort but as a holy disruption to our spiritual slumber. Too many of us have settled for seeing God’s face in religious rituals while remaining blind to His presence in our neighbour’s suffering, in creation’s cry for healing, in the injustices that surround us daily.
David’s vision demands more than Sunday morning piety—it requires Monday morning transformation. When you truly behold God’s face in righteousness, you cannot remain passive observers of poverty, indifference to environmental destruction, or complicit in systems that dehumanise others.
The awakening David describes isn’t just personal renewal—it’s prophetic calling. God is stirring His people to arise from comfortable Christianity and become agents of His righteousness in a world desperate for divine justice. Will you answer this wake-up call?
Pastoral Questions and Answers
What does “beholding God’s face” mean for me personally?
It means recognising God’s character reflected in every aspect of your life—His mercy in your failures, His strength in your weakness, His beauty in unexpected places. Start looking for God’s “face” in ordinary moments, and your entire perspective will shift.
How can I experience this when I feel spiritually dry or distant from God?
Spiritual dryness often precedes profound awakening. Continue the practices of prayer, Scripture reading, and service even when you don’t “feel” God’s presence. Faith isn’t dependent on feelings—it’s a choice to trust God’s promises even in darkness.
What if I don’t feel “righteous” enough to see God’s face?
This is precisely why we need the Gospel! The righteousness David mentions isn’t your own—it’s the righteousness Christ provides. You don’t earn divine vision; you receive it as a gift of grace.
How does this verse apply to my daily work and relationships?
When you remember that you’ll ultimately find your satisfaction in God alone, you’re freed from the exhausting burden of finding worth in career success, others’ approval, or material accumulation. This liberates you to love others authentically and work with eternal perspective.
Why does this matter in today’s chaotic world?
Because the chaos you see around you reflects humanity’s deep hunger for divine encounter. When you learn to “behold God’s face,” you become a witness to the satisfaction that’s available in Him—exactly what our restless world desperately needs to see.
Media Engagement
I invite you to watch today’s accompanying video:
As you watch, consider these reflection questions:
👉What visual or auditory elements help you connect more deeply with this verse?
👉How does multimedia engagement enhance your understanding of “beholding God’s face”?
👉What new insights emerge when you combine reading, listening, and viewing?
Practical Spiritual Exercises
Journaling Prompts:
1. Describe a time when you felt you truly “saw” God’s character. What circumstances surrounded that experience?
2. What currently brings you the most satisfaction? How does it compare to the satisfaction David describes?
3. If you knew you would “awaken” in God’s presence tomorrow, what would change about how you live today?
Ignatian Contemplation:
Place yourself in the scene with David as he writes this psalm. You’re sitting beside him in the wilderness, surrounded by the dangers he faces. Feel his fear, then experience his shift toward hope. What do you see in God’s face as David describes his vision? How does this encounter change you?
Breath Prayer:
Inhale: “I shall behold Your face” Exhale: “In righteousness and satisfaction”
Family Activity:
Create a “God’s Face” journal where family members record daily sightings of God’s character—His kindness in a stranger’s help, His creativity in a sunset, His faithfulness in provision. Review these together weekly.
Virtues and Eternal Hope
This verse cultivates multiple Christian virtues simultaneously. Hope grows as we anticipate the ultimate vision of God. Faith strengthens as we trust in promises yet unseen. Love deepens as we recognise that divine satisfaction surpasses all earthly affections.
The eschatological dimension reminds us that our current struggles, no matter how intense, are temporary. The “awakening” David describes points toward that moment when “every knee will bow” and all creation will see clearly what faith now perceives partially.
Yet this hope isn’t escapist—it’s empowering. Knowing that we’ll ultimately behold God’s face in perfect righteousness motivates us to reflect His character now, imperfectly but genuinely.
Blessing and Commission
May the God who showed Moses His back, who revealed His face to the apostles on the Mount of Transfiguration, and who promises to be seen face to face in glory, grant you eyes to behold His beauty today.
May you awaken each morning with David’s confidence, knowing that your deepest satisfaction comes not from the world’s temporary pleasures but from the eternal joy of divine fellowship.
Go forth as one who has seen the Lord’s face. Let His righteousness shine through your words, your choices, and your love. Be a window through which others catch glimpses of the satisfaction found only in Him.
In the name of the Father, who created you for divine fellowship, the Son, who made that fellowship possible, and the Holy Spirit, who opens your eyes to see. Amen.
Clear Takeaway Statement
In this reflection, you have discovered that David’s vision of beholding God’s face isn’t distant hope but present possibility—available to you through Christ’s righteousness rather than your own performance. You’ve learned that true satisfaction comes not from earthly achievements but from divine encounter, that spiritual sight transforms both personal perspective and social responsibility, and that the awakening David describes begins now and culminates in eternity.
As you carry Psalm 17:15 into your week, may it guide your heart toward divine beauty, your decisions toward eternal significance, and your witness toward the only satisfaction that truly satisfies—the glorious face of our righteous God.
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We chase satisfaction in countless places—success, relationships, possessions—yet still feel restless. Psalm 17:15 points to the only source that can fill us: beholding God’s face in righteousness.
Biblical Reflection by Johnbritto Kurusumuthu
In response to the daily verse forwarded by His Excellency, Rt. Rev. Dr. Selvister Ponnumuthan
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…..David schrieb dies in einer der dunkelsten Zeiten seines Lebens, wahrscheinlich als König Saul ihn wie ein wildes Tier jagte. Doch beachten Sie, wie dieser Psalm endet – nicht mit Bitterkeit oder Verzweiflung, sondern mit atemberaubender Hoffnung. David wechselt von irdischen Problemen zu einer ewigen Perspektive, von zeitlichen Feinden zu einer Begegnung mit Gott…..
Guten Morgen lieber Johnbritto……..genau dieser Absatz beschäftigt mich jedes mal, wenn ich “Geschichten” aus dem AT lese.
Der inbrünstige, tiefe, ja wissende Glaube an Gottes Reich und seine Liebe in einer Zeit, in einer Menschenepoche in der jeder Tag ein Bruch mit Gottes Gesetzen mit sich brachte. Es gab Krieg, Mord, Eifersucht, Betrug, Lüge, Hinterlist, fremde Götter, Neid, Gier und überhaupt alle Totsünden. Alle Protagonisten waren beteiligt, nicht nur das auserwählte Volk. Und dann, trotz aller Vergehen, der tiefe und ehrliche, ja fast schon persönliche Glaube an Jehowa.
Ein Pränomen das ausgestorben ist, ich kann es auch nicht beurteilen ob es jetzt gut oder schlecht war oder nicht. 😃
Thank you for such a deep and moving reflection. You’ve captured something very powerful—the way faith burned like a steady flame in the midst of a world full of chaos, deception, and brokenness. What strikes me most is how David’s trust in God didn’t arise from comfort or peace, but from danger, exile, and human betrayal. And yet, as you beautifully noted, he ends not in despair but in radiant hope.
Perhaps that is the miracle of true faith—it doesn’t deny the darkness of history or human sin, but it refuses to let them have the final word. David’s cry to Jehovah is both personal and prophetic, pointing us to the One who would ultimately restore what humanity lost.
Your thought about “a noun that is extinct” made me smile 😊—because maybe faith in its raw, honest, God-centered form feels rare today. But the beauty of Psalm 17:15 is that it reminds us this living faith is still possible, still offered, and still transformative for those who dare to seek God’s face in righteousness.
Grateful for your insights that keep the conversation alive and stirring. 🙏✨
Vielen Dank für ihre wunderbaren Zeilen lieber Johnbritto.
Ich habe gerade die Geschichte von Jakob und Esau gelesen.
Und diese Geschichte ist ja auch beispielhaft für viele Geschichten im AT.
Wenn die Erzählung so stimmt wie sie in der Bibel steht, so haben beide Brüder ein “unwürdiges” Leben geführt, Esau wild und “gottlos”, Jakob schreckte vor Betrug und List nicht zurück.
Aber gerade Jakob hatte trotz all seiner Mängel und Taten eine tiefe Furcht und große Liebe zu Jehowa und Jehowa stand Jakob auch immer bei.
Ich muss ehrlich gestehen das mich das AT wirklich fasziniert, sehr sogar aber ich kann es nicht nachvollziehen, also mein Herz kann es nicht nachvollziehen. Da Jehowa die Seinen immer unterstützte, egal wie oft und wie schlimm sie seine Gesetze gebrochen haben.
Die Zeiten damals wurden immer schlechter und schlimmer sodass sogar Jesus Christus kommen musste um den Bund im AT aufzulösen, weil keine Hoffnung mehr bestand.
Thank you, my dear friend, for sharing such a sincere and heartfelt reflection. 🙏 You’ve touched on one of the deepest mysteries of the Old Testament—that tension between human weakness and divine faithfulness.
Yes, Jacob’s story is a striking example. By human standards, he was far from “worthy”—full of flaws, fears, and failings. And yet, God continued to work through him, shaping him, wrestling with him, and ultimately renaming him Israel—“the one who strives with God.” What amazes me is that God doesn’t choose the flawless, but those whose hearts, even in their imperfection, are turned toward Him.
Your honesty about not fully “understanding with the heart” is something I think many of us can relate to. Maybe that’s where the real fascination lies: Jehovah’s faithfulness goes beyond what we would consider fair or logical. His covenant love is not based on our perfection, but on His mercy.
And you are right—history spiraled downward until Christ came. But Jesus didn’t so much “dissolve” the covenant as He fulfilled it, transforming it into something new and eternal. Where Jacob clung to God with trembling hands, we now cling to Christ who holds us with unbreakable grace.
Perhaps what the Old Testament reveals most is this: our God is patient, faithful, and endlessly merciful—even when His people stumble again and again. That same mercy is still alive today for us. ✨
Thank you for keeping this conversation so real and so alive. Your questions and reflections open a space where we can wrestle with Scripture together—just like Jacob wrestled with God, and in that wrestling, found blessing.
Vielen Dank für ihre wunderbare Antwort…..
Aber Jesus hat den Bund nicht so sehr „aufgelöst“, als dass er ihn erfüllt und in etwas Neues und Ewiges verwandelt hat.
…….ja natürlich, sie haben recht, ich habe dies mit meiner Brille der “Abneigung” verfälscht gesehen, vielen Dank für diesen Wink. 🙏🙂🕊
Vielleicht offenbart das Alte Testament vor allem eines: Unser Gott ist geduldig, treu und unendlich barmherzig – selbst wenn sein Volk immer wieder strauchelt. Diese Barmherzigkeit ist auch heute noch für uns lebendig. ✨
……Ja vielen Dank, dies kann ich annehmen,
P.S. Ich Lese immer wieder RA-das Gesetz des Einen, …https://dasgesetzdeseinen.wordpress.com/…. ich kann seine Aussagen sosehr nachvollziehen, jedenfalls hat RA einmal erwähnt, das Jehowa nicht immer ein heller Gott war aber er hat sich im Laufe der Zeit auf die gute Seite gedreht. Ich kann das nicht nachvollziehen, dazu müsste ich die Gabe des freien Blickes in die Vergangenheit besitzen und da würde ich mir wahrscheinlich nicht sicher sein.
Aber ich lese das AT immer mit der Frage im Hintergrund, was war die Absicht von Jehowa?! Jesus ist für mich ganz klar, klar und deutlich. Das AT kann sehr viele Fragen aufwerfen die man nicht immer klar beantworten kann. Ich versuche mich dann immer komplett in die damalige Situation reinzuversetzen, natürlich mit dem Hintergrund Jesus in mir, ja und dann ist es oft schwierig Verständnis zu zeigen oder fühlen. 🙂
Thank you, my dear friend, for sharing so honestly. 🙏 You are right—the Old Testament often feels mysterious, even puzzling, when we compare it with the clarity of Jesus. Many before us also wrestled with this, including the early Church Fathers.
Origen said the OT was like a shadow, preparing us for the full light of Christ. Augustine explained it beautifully: “The New Testament is hidden in the Old, and the Old is unveiled in the New.” In other words, the stories of Jacob, Esau, and so many others only show their deepest meaning when we look at them through Jesus.
Irenaeus compared it to God patiently raising His children—step by step, until the time was right to reveal Himself fully in His Son. And Gregory of Nyssa reminded us that God sometimes veiled His glory in the OT because humanity wasn’t yet ready; in Christ, the veil is lifted and we see His heart clearly as love. ✨
So yes—you are absolutely right: Jesus makes everything clear. The same God who was patient with Jacob is the One we now see face to face in Christ. And His mercy is still alive for us today. 🕊
Lieber Johnbritto, ja da haben sich sehr viele Gelehrte den Kopf über das AT zerbrochen, gut so. 😃
Ja du hast Recht, Geduld und Liebe war und ist wahrscheinlich die Antwort.
Wenn ich an die Reinkarnationslehre denke, die für mich wahr ist, also vielleicht sind wir sogar die Kinder von damals, die Kinder die Jehowa im alten Testament noch liebevoll großzog mit viel Geduld und Nachsicht. Jetzt sind wir reifer und weiser geworden und wer weiß, vielleicht blicken wir im alten Testament auf unsere Jugendsünden zurück und können es gar nicht fassen, was wir mal für Menschen waren.
Vielleicht sollte ich Gott öfters danken, das er damals mit den Menschen (die vielleicht auch “ich” waren) soviel Geduld und auch Schutz hatte.
Vielen Dank lieber Johnbritto für deine weisen und öffnenden Worte, ich wünsche dir noch einen wunderschönen Sonntag.
My dear friend, what a beautiful thought you shared—that perhaps we are those children of long ago, slowly growing under God’s patient gaze. ✨
Yes, the Old Testament then becomes not only their story, but ours too: full of mistakes, lessons, and yet always wrapped in divine mercy. How wonderful to see history as God’s school of love—leading us step by step toward the clarity of Christ.
Perhaps the truest prayer is simply gratitude: “Thank You, Lord, for never giving up on Your children—then or now.” 🌿🕊
Wishing you a Sunday filled with that same patience and peace. 🙏
Ja 😃🌼 Dankbarkeit ist wohl das schönste Gebet.
Ich weiß, also ich bin ein großer Befürworter von den Lehren Buddhas und genauso von Jesus Christus. Ich versuche immer beide Lehren, die sich ja auch sehr ähnlich sind, von dem Standpunkt der Unendlichkeit zu sehen und spüren. Das ist nicht wirklich schwierig, wie ich finde.
Alles was du oben in deinen Antworten sagst empfinde ich als stimmig aber es ist schwieriger mit dem ewigen Einen (Buddha) in Gleichklang zu bringen, auch mit der These des freien Willens ist es nicht so leicht, da im alten Testament viele male Gott selbst eingegriffen hat.
Das Gott uns nicht aufgegeben hat….ja ich denke Gott kann ganze Universen wieder vernichteten, wenn es nicht funktioniert, vielleicht hat er das schon getan oder auch nicht, vielleicht mischt er sich absolut nirgends wo ein und lässt es einfach laufen, egal was seine “Kinder” ( die ja er selbst ist – Alles ist Eins) so veranstalten.
Für mich agiert im alten Testament ein höheres Wesen, das Gottes Werk verwaltet aber es nicht erschaffen hat. Die Frage stellt sich mir oft – wer ist dieser Gott, wer ist Jehowa? Irgendwann werde ich ihn kennen lernen.
Aber meine Konzentration liegt, bei aller Liebe zu allen Weisheiten, Gemeinschaften und Religionen, bei aller Liebe zu unserer Geschichte, zu unseren Vorfahren und den Werdegang der Menschheit, so liegt meine Konzentration bei dem Einen großen Ganzen, dieses “Alles” das sich in der Schöpfung manifestiert hat, auf der Liebe zu meinen Mitmenschen. Und meine persönliche Leidenschaft, auf die Funktion oder auf die Genialität der Schöpfung, wie wo warum weshalb funktioniert das alles, alle Räume, alle Welten, alle Schöpfer, die großen wie die Kleinen, alles das Lebendige, all die tausenden von tausenden Welten und deren Bewohner, was steckt dahinter, wie funktioniert das alles? z.B. wie hat Jesus Tote wieder erwecken können, wie und warum werden Geschicke aus der geistigen Welt gelenkt, kann ich mich dort für einen Job bewerben?
Ich meine aufzuwachen, Erkenntnisse erwerben, erleuchtet zu sein, ist eine Sache, aber unsere Welt hat Grenzen, jedenfalls jetzt noch. Ich denke darum ist auch die zentrale Botschaft eines jeden liebevollen “Gottes” liebet einander, denn das ist die einzige Möglichkeit Gott zu spüren und dadurch ein Tor zu öffnen, mit ihm zu verschmelzen, egal wie wach und weise und erleuchtet man ist, dieses “Gesetz” ist wohl für alle gleich auf unserer Welt.
Lieber Johnbritto, vielen Dank für deine Geduld und deinen Platz im Kommentarbereich, ich fülle ihn wie du siehst mit meinen Gedanken, ich hoffe ich nehme deine Zeit nicht zu sehr in Anspruch. 😃🌈
My dear friend, never worry about taking up space here—your reflections are a gift, not a burden. 🌿✨ I am grateful for the depth, honesty, and wonder in your words.
You touch on questions that humanity has asked for millennia: Who is Jehovah? How does creation really work? Why are there so many worlds, so many mysteries, so many paths? These are not small curiosities—they are the cry of a soul that longs to understand the Source of all. And in that longing itself, I believe, we already touch the heart of God.
I find it beautiful how you stand with both Jesus and the Buddha, recognising the harmony in their call to love, compassion, and awakening. Indeed, as you say, no matter how enlightened or wise we become, the one law that holds everything together is love. “Love one another” is simple enough for a child, yet deep enough for eternity.
About Jehovah in the Old Testament: yes, sometimes He appears mysterious, even fierce. Many saints and mystics saw it as God’s way of revealing Himself gradually—like a parent who speaks differently to a child than to an adult. In Christ, the veil is lifted, and we see clearly that the heart of God is love, mercy, and self-giving.
Your question about how Jesus raised the dead or how destinies are guided is profound. Perhaps these are not “tricks” of a distant power, but glimpses of how creation itself is sustained by God’s Spirit. Jesus revealed not only what God can do, but what it means to be fully human in union with God. Maybe the miracle is less about breaking nature’s laws, and more about showing us what life looks like when heaven and earth are perfectly joined.
And yes, you are absolutely right—our world has limits for now. But within those limits, love opens doors that nothing else can. When we love—truly love—we already participate in eternity, because “God is love.”
Thank you again for sharing your journey here. Your thoughts remind me that faith is not about having all the answers, but about walking with wonder, humility, and love toward the One who holds all answers. 🌌🕊
Wishing you peace, light, and a Sunday full of quiet joy. 🙏🌈
Lieber Johnbritto vielen Dank für ihre lieben und verständnisvollen Worte.
Ich bin momentan auf einen Weg oder in einer Art von Neugierde, in der ich gerne diese Zusammenhänge wüsste oder bereit bin diese zu erfahren aber ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, das ich dieses Wissen, wenn ich es erfahren dürfte, auch anwenden möchte, es wäre mir viel zu viel Verantwortung, meine Schultern würden diese Verantwortung noch nicht tragen können.
Aber die Zusammenhänge, die Art und Weise wie unsere Schöpfung funktioniert, das würde ich gerne wissen und bin sehr sehr offen dafür. 😃🌈 Vielen Dank für ihr Gespräch, ich liebe es. 🌞💖
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Beautiful reminder 🙏 True awakening is seeing God’s face. When we focus on Him, our hearts find real satisfaction and peace
Ja genauso sehe ich es auch lieber Willie, ich glaube es steht sogar in der Bibel, alles was Gott will ist von uns erkannt zu werden, er will das wir ihn erkennen, sehen, spüren, fühlen, wissen wer er ist. Er möchte von seinen Geschöpfen erkannt werden, ein Schöpfer möchte nicht das seine Geschöpfe nicht wissen, wer sie erschaffen hat, wer ihr Vater ist, er möchte nicht das sie blind sind.
Ja auch bei uns ist es so, Menschen die weder ihre Eltern, noch Familie kennen, alleine sind, bringen oft ihr Leben lang mit der Suche nach den Eltern zu. Auch wir sind nicht “ganze” oder “rund” wenn wir nicht wissen wer unsere Eltern sind.
Und auch Eltern sind traurig wenn ihre Kinder vielleicht im Kindesalter verloren gingen. Eltern werden erst wieder glücklich wenn sie ihre verlorengegangen Kinder wieder in ihre Arme schließen können.😀
That’s so true. The bond between parents and children is deep, and the longing for that connection never fades. One day, by God’s grace, all broken pieces will be restored. 🙏❤️
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