Backstage Passes

William Shakespeare wrote: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts...

Job Chapter 1:6 "One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them..."

Isaiah 6: 1 "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple.."

There are areas of reality that we can't see. I like to think of these dimensions as "Backstage". In the bible, we get a few peeks behind the curtains of our five senses.

Why write about this? Out of sight. Out of mind. There are a few important things about backstage that DOES effect our every day life.

Many people tend to think about prayer as a feeble 'hail mary' football pass in the closing seconds of the game. If you could see prayer backstage then you would quickly drop that notion. Prayer is mighty. Modern science is acknowledging the power of words. The phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword" is in the shadow of God's statement "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit"

Then there's God's seal. Us Christians have some kind of identification on us that points out whose we are. The Enemy can see it and that changes what his options are. Many of us are very afraid when we meet bad people. We're not sure what or how to respond. A look backstage to see all the angels there would be very reassuring.

Then there's God, Himself. Backstage could be a lot nearer than we guess. What if the curtains were a veil. God could be a lot closer than you thought.

The bible teaches that there are areas that are real that we can't see. Faith with a humble request for permission allows you to glimpse backstage. Isaiah was forever changed after he saw the Lord. Job put his hand to his mouth and retracted his remarks. Personally, I think it's time that God's sons and daughters stopped ignoring their spiritual blessings in this area. We can certainly request access. I pray that you will.