The disciples didn't realize that seeing Jesus was seeing God. They were expecting something more. Many times we miss seeing God work in our lives and circumstances because we are looking for something magnificent. Although it is true that God is totally awesome, He doesn't usually choose to manifest Himself in that way.
God spoke to Elijah not in the fire, wind, or an earthquake, but in a still, small voice. Jesus didn't come to this earth in a grand way by man's standards, but was born to poor parents in a stable. Isaiah 53:2 says that Jesus had no form nor beauty that would make us think that He was anything more than just a man.
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, that God chooses to do things this way so that no flesh will glory in His presence.
The Lord wants us to focus on Him through faith and not concentrate on the physical things He uses.
In the Old Testament when the Lord did use visible things to release His power, the Israelites made idols out of those things.
Just as the disciples saw Jesus but didn't realize that what they saw was God. God is involved in our everyday lives, but we miss Him because we are blinded by our carnal minds.
The main reason God chooses to use those who are nothing by the world's standards is so that no one else will take the credit for the great things He has done.
