Spiritual Recognition Part 2

"She turned round and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus."

                                                                                                        John 20:14.  NKJV

Appearances change. When you haven't seen someone in a while, it can be hard to recognise them. Their hair may be different and their weight may have changed to what you remember. This can throw us at first. It was no different for Mary. She didn't recognise Jesus until He spoke to her. He had accomplished all He had been sent to do and was now ready to return to His Father.

Ezekiel 1:28 says: 'Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.'

This refers to God in all His fullness, especially as He interacts with man. And this is how He appeared to Mary. She saw the Glory of the Lord that day, in all its fullness, and this was why she didn't recognise Him at first. He had changed. Gone was the agony of the cross and the sickness, death and sin He carried there. This was the Glory-Filled Jesus and He chose to speak with Mary to ease her devastation.
And He will choose to speak with you as well, as you call on Him. Why? You may ask. Because when you sent Him a friend request, He accepted it, and now you belong to Him and what's more, He sees you filled with the glory of God. To Jesus, you have the appearance of His glory all around you. You may not think this, but on the day you said, 'Yes', to Him, your appearance changed and you are now a mirror-image of the resurrected Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:18).

You may see yourself as a failure because you keep letting God down. He sees you as He does His Son and loves you as much too. (John 17:23). You may let Him down endlessly throughout the day, but He looks at you and sees the glory of God all around you. You may feel like turning away from Him, but He can't let you go. He'll watch over you and love you until you return to Him.
If He thinks you're great, then live like this. You have the appearance of Jesus, so see yourself as this. The devil doesn't like you because he knows your potential and threat you can cause. If he recognises this, stand up and recognise it yourself in the appearance of the Living God. You are His son; His daughter; His chosen vessel and precious friend. 
You can do no wrong in His eyes!
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