We Shall See Him As He Is

Twice in the scriptures, this phrase is used:  
. . . when he shall ^bappear, we shall be ^clike him; for we shall ^dsee him as he is.


One of the times is in 1 John 3:2 and the other is Moroni 7:48.  I've always loved the idea that we would be like Him, but was unsure about what it meant to see Him as He is.  Some people have explained that seeing Him with a resurrected body, not just a spirit body, is what is meant.  But during my prayers this morning, the thought came to me that I was full of gratitude for the knowledge that God and His Son are not like the gods worshiped by the majority of the Christian world.  They worship a god who is "without body, parts, or passions".  The god of the holy trinity is so confusing that people have been debating it for thousands of years, and if you do a Google search, you see that many people are still struggling with the concept.


A popular description of why God does the things He does is that it is for His own good pleasure.  So our God is moving us around as puppets for the enjoyment of the show?  He is playing a game of Sim World for the entertainment we provide?  It makes me think of Q on Star Trek.  These Q had all power, but played with species and peoples and worlds just to watch them squirm or see what they would do.  Everywhere you go, you see examples of gods that are Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient, but have no love.  How can anyone worship a God who is all powerful, everywhere-present, and knows all, but views our lives and our loves and fears and desires and hopes with detachment and amusement or scorn?


The God I worship has all power, but is filled with love and compassion.  The Son endured unimaginable pain and suffering for us while the Father suffered as He watched and allowed His Only Begotten to suffer such pain.  These are not passionless Gods.  They have sacrificed and continue to sacrifice to provide and succor and comfort all of us.


If I want to go where God goes and do as He does and be like Him, I must realize what He's like as much as I can.  I must study His works and His words, and talk to Him frequently and fervently, and emulate Him more and more.  He loves us; He serves us; He comforts us and sacrifices for us.  This is a God worth worshiping.