I am a fan of the Beatles. They came to America when I was 13. One thing the fans would talk about is a true history of the Beatles. They wanted to know it.

But when it finally came down to it, it could not be written. Each of the guys had different memories of the same event. Maybe two would agree but another would say it didn’t happen like that.

Let us consider a story. A man is walking down the street one night when it begins to rain. It is really windy with lightning flashing along with buckets of water coming down. He looks for shelter and finds an unlocked door. He enters the darkened place and shuts the door. He is happy to have found a refuge. He does not mind the dark and waits for the storm to stop. Finally, it does. He leaves and goes home.

The next day, he wonders where he was during the storm. He retraces his steps and finds it was an art gallery, full of beautiful paintings.

The man was surprised to find he was surrounded by wonderful art and was unaware of it. Because of his situation and the darkness, he perceived none of it.

Consider this: you and I perceive the world and people around us. But are we correct in our perception? I don’t mean physically. Our eyes see what is there. But do we understand what it means?

What I am saying is that our perception of life may be in error. How did it begin? How will it end? Is it true God began the world and humankind? If it is, that changes everything.

I once rode in an elevator up to the top of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. What I saw was a few of us in a tiny room. There was no sound or feeling of movement. The doors closed, one minute later they opened again and we went out into a place very high in the air. My mind could not believe it. It was like some sort of magic. I even walked out onto a glass floor and looked down without fear. I could not believe it was a real experience.

We know there are things beyond our perception. Marie Currie worked with radioactive material. She felt no harm, yet she died rather young from the exposure to the radium.

Jacob fell asleep in the desert. He had a vision. He woke up and said, “The Lord is in this place and I didn’t know it.” God had been involved with Jacob all his life. Jacob just didn’t know it.

As an old man, Jacob was brought to Egypt by his son, Joseph. Jacob had thought Joseph was dead. Jacob even spoke with the pharoh of Egypt. The last we see of Jacob, he is leaning on his staff and worshipping the God who had cared for him all his life.

Do you and I see correctly? Are we like Jacob? Do we see that God is working in our life? He is calling you to see the truth.

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