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You Will Know Him

 Have you ever wondered how you communicate with someone for a period of time and it seems like you know them already or like you've always known them?

Life they say is deeply spiritual, i recently met up with a longtime friend who i had never met in person before. I could call her friend because we are in the same community groups, we had a few mutual friends and colleagues and we sometimes prayed together and we were aware of each other's life defining moments like having children, moving to another country and so on...  

A few days before our meetup, i had messaged her that i looked forward to meeting her for the first time and she was surprised we had not met in person. Meeting her in person was even better, it didn't feel like i was meeting her for the first time, we talked like it was what we did normally everyday and that was when it struck me even more that though i had not met her physically, there was a deeper connection beyond just meeting physically. 

That was when the reality that when we get to heaven, we will know Jesus dawned on me. It's not going to be totally strange, its going to be familiar, an awareness of a Savior who has walked this life with you. You and I will recognize his voice, same voice that was present when everyone left or when you felt alone. John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" 

You and I will recognize his palm, same palm that was pierced for our iniquities, same palm that bears our names on it same palm that carried us through storms and comforted us.  John 20:20 "After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord." 

You and I will recognize his eyes, same eyes that saw us when we thought no one could same eyes that see right through to our souls, Jehova El Roi! the one who sees us. 2 Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him". So when those words are said "‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."(Matthew 25:34), it will be the same voice you've heard over and over and you will know Him. 

" The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” - John 10: 3-5

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" - John10: 27

Yours in the walk. 

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