On Being Conduits of Clarity . . .

Today, I was thinking about what it means to be "transparent." I hear that word often, but I never really thought about what it means. So, I decided to look it up!


When used as an adjective to describe something or someone, transparent means having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen. Simply put, transparent means light passes through with clarity.


When you look at the person of Jesus, He was very transparent. For example, in John 14:9, Jesus tells his disciples that, "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father." And when you look at Jesus' life on earth you see the heart of God the Father: He healed the sick, He raised the dead, He touched the untouchable, and He loved the unlovable. In other words, the light, life, and love of God -- the very heart of God the Father -- passed through the human Jesus with great clarity. And where there is clarity, distractions fade away and God's transforming light, life and love manifests powerfully (i.e., healings (physical and emotional), deliverance of all kinds, etc.).


Well, that's all well and good because we are talking about Jesus, but, what does all this mean for 'mere mortals' like you and me? Here's what really blows my mind: Whoever agrees that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides or lives in him and he abides or lives in God. (I John 4:15). Now, we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. (I Cor. 2:12). And, as He (Jesus) is, so also are we in this world. (I John 4:17).


Consequently, God not only lives in us, but we live in Him. And because we have God's Spirit living in us so we can know His thoughts and understand what He has freely given us. What's more, as Jesus is, so are we in this world!!! Remember, Jesus is presently sitting at the right hand of God the Father right now! So...we are capable of being just as transparent as Jesus -clear conduits or a natural passageways for transmitting the light, life and love of God the Father -- right here -- right now! There's no time like the present - so let's just go for it!