Like Father
by David Gibson
My finite mind soon reaches the end of its tether when I try to comprehend God, the eternal, invisible, all-powerful, all-knowing Maker of all things.
- By observing the wonders of His handiwork in nature, we get glimpses into His wisdom and power (Romans 1:18-20),
- To learn more, we turn to the Old Testament, which reveals His holiness, power, and character.
- But when we come to the first four books of the New Testament, we are equipped with a new “lens” through which to see God much more clearly.
The night before Jesus died, Philip asked Him, “‘Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father’” (John 14:8-9). Earlier, He had said, “whoever sees me sees him who sent me” (John 12:45).
Paul calls Jesus “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15).
The writer of Hebrews says Jesus is “the exact imprint of his nature” (Hebrews 1:3).
“No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known” (John 1:18).
So the more we study Jesus, the better we can understand the One He so beautifully and perfectly reflects. Jesus shares His Father’s values, love, and compassion.
Jesus is not only the lens through which we can see God, but is also our bridge to God (John 14:6). “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5). Jesus came not just to help us know more about God, but also to bring us into a dynamic fellowship with the Father (Hebrews 9:24; I John 2:1).
He stands in the gap.
