Do you see Jesus with pity when you contemplate Him at Gethsamane as He lies there on the ground praying to God the Father? There are drops of blood coming from His face as He anticipates being separated from His Father because the other Persons of the Godhead will turn away. Do you see Him being whipped, spat upon, and ridiculed while He stands there and says nothing? Do you see on the cross Jesus going through hideous torture? Or do you see Him ascending into heaven?
You have seen Him at the head of the bed of your dying loved ones, haven't you? And you have felt His comfort when you suffered. In the good, giddy times, the image of Jesus has slipped away. Why is it that we don't see Him except when we are broken? I believe that we don't remember to seek Him in the really easy times in life. During the good times, He seems too far away, as we lose sight of Him.
We shall see Him in heaven as He is! John told us we will see Jesus Christ in His glorified form. His clothing will be a glorious brilliant garment with a golden belt, His hair will be pure and white, His eyes will be as a flaming fire, His feet will look like fine brass. and He will be in the midst of His glory. (Revelation 1:13-15) In Revelation 4 and 5, we read details of the glory of the triune God with more brilliant light emitting from the throne than we can imagine -- a light far brighter than that of the sun, yet painful to our eyes. As we pass through the Bema judgment and when we see Him in the glory that exceeds the power of words, we will not pity Him for His suffering, and He will not comfort us for our pain or chastise us for our foolishness. We will see Him only with love and adoration. He will discard all that is not good in our thoughts and remembered sins.
Beloved . . . we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. (I John 3:2)
He will transform us to be like Him and to enjoy complete fellowship with Him. He will shed His glory on our beings, and we will stand boldly before God's throne.
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