What Does God Look Like?

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John 1:18

18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

 
 

In Exodus, we read that Moses wants to see God, but the Lord tells him that that is an impossibility:

18 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” 21 And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.” [Exodus 33:18–23]

But the astounding fact of the Incarnation is that the fullness of God has come in the person of Jesus Christ.

What is God like? What is the mind behind the universe like? Look at Jesus and you’ll know.

QUESTION FOR THE DAY

How does it change what you think about reality when you realize that the God behind it all came in the person of Jesus and healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and died and rose again?

 

The Grace Of God Is A Person

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Titus 2:11-14

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

 
 

The grace of God has appeared, saving all.

Titus is one of our New Testament letters, written by the Apostle Paul to a man named Titus. Like most of the New Testament letters, it predates the Gospels and comes from the earliest days of the church.

What I find fascinating is Paul’s simple statement: “for the grace of God has appeared.”

The grace of God is Jesus Christ!

QUESTION FOR THE DAY:

What does it mean for the world that the grace of God is a person?