How do you expect God to show up in your life today? How do you expect God to speak to you or show Himself to you today?

A lot of time we expect God to show Himself to us as He does to Isaiah, where the smoke and wonder fill the Temple.  We expect God to show Himself in a spiritual laser light show.

Sometimes that happens. But, honestly, that’s pretty rare.

Today, in Genesis 18, we see the way that God appears to us most of the time:

The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground. “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while. Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. And since you’ve honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey.” “All right,” they said. “Do as you have said.”

The text said God appeared to Abraham.  It’s very clear about that. God shows up. God is there.

And what do we see?  Three men, standing there.  Now, people have said these three men aren’t just three ordinary men.  Some said they are angels. Some say they are a representation of the  Trinity.  Some say it is God accompanied by two angels.

I don’t know.  All I know is this, the text said the Lord appeared to Abraham.  And He appeared in the visible form of three men.

Today, God will appear to you in some way.  He will.

But it might not be the way that you expected.  It might not happen in the way that you would have thought that it would. It may be totally and utterly different than the way that your mind may have planned.

God doesn’t always come to us in ways that we would have expected.  God comes to us in the ways that He needs us to see Him.

Today, the Lord will appear.  Really.  It might be as it was to Abraham, as a visitor.  It might be in a child’s life.  It might be in a visit to someone sick.  It might be in a kind word.  A friendly smile.

Today, the Lord will appear.  Really.

But it might not be as you expect.

Today, He will appear.  Will you be looking?