God speaks trough letting you see

God’s speaking is not limited to words alone. The Bible also teaches us that God wants to show us. In fact, visual revelation is the most frequently mentioned language through which God speaks in Scripture. In the Old Testament, prophets were literally called “seers” they saw, in a sense, the will of God.

God’s Spirit poured out on all flesh

Even in the New Testament, God continues to reveal Himself through imagery. In Acts 2:17-18, Peter quotes the prophet Joel: “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. And on My servants and My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.”

From the beginning of the New Covenant, God's Spirit has been made available to all people not just to kings, priests, and prophets who were specially anointed. As a result, Peter explains, we will prophesy: not just sons and daughters, but servants and maidservants as well. And isn’t that all of us? We are all servants of God. Prophecy is literally a hallmark of the New Covenant and the age in which the Holy Spirit has been poured out upon all flesh the age we are still living in today.

In the same passage Peter says, “your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams.” These are two expressions rooted in visual perception: dreaming at night and seeing visions by day or night. Both are visual experiences God wants to use to reveal Himself to us as individuals.

A sanctified imagination

Some people struggle with this idea and say, “If I’m seeking to see things, how do I know I’m not just using my imagination?” And that’s absolutely valid. But here’s the beauty: God gave you your imagination for that very purpose. Your God-designed ability to receive and form images is a place where He can deposit His visions and thoughts. A place where He can project His will so that we may prophesy. That’s not problematic. That’s actually breathtaking.

“Your God-designed ability to receive and form images is a place where He can deposit His visions and thoughts.”

“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” Romans 11:36 puts it simply: everything belongs to God. That includes your imagination—although I personally prefer the word vision. God wants to use our imagination as a space to deposit His messages, to guide us, and to show us things that are relevant for this world and our personal lives. That’s why it’s important for our lives to be devoted to and sanctified by God, so that our imagination falls under His rule.

Seeing, not just looking

Let’s look more closely at the concept of "seeing." Because seeing is very different from looking. Prophetic seeing involves true perception, not just visual scanning. Looking is often done with our human eyes and understanding, but seeing is done with the eyes of God.

A well-known example is the story of Samuel, who was sent to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as the new king. Jesse presents his sons—strong and impressive men—but as Samuel continues to “see” and stay attuned to God, he realizes none of them is the chosen one. He asks, “Are there any more sons?” And yes—one is still out in the field. Then we get that powerful verse: “Man looks at outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”  1 Samuel 16:7

“We often look with our own eyes and mind, but we see with the eyes of God.”

Seeing what the Father does

Jesus, our greatest example, tells us He does nothing apart from what He sees His Father doing: “Jesus then answered and said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son also does in like manner.’” —John 5:19

Jesus speaks and acts based on what He sees the Father doing. And the New Testament calls us to do likewise. Paul says: “We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”  2 Corinthians 4:18

Isn’t that a magnificent verse? Fix your eyes on what you cannot see! We may look and see nothing but we see the invisible. “I see, I see, what you don’t see!” It’s the heavenly things God wants to reveal in us and through us to others.