Have you ever stopped to wonder at what God looks like? I think most of society thinks God looks like Gandalf. Maybe if you're a movie goer then Morgan Freeman's visage pops into your mind. I am really coming to hate even the mere thought that anyone could think they'd know how to depict God by a simple visual image. Everything is going to fall short. Has any person you've known ever done any of the following:
Created the Universe.
Seriously...the list can stop there. It doesn't need to go beyond that. God. Created. the. Universe. Can you imagine that? No. You can't. God is so much more powerful than you that your feeble mind could never even comprehend his appearance and you would fall dead if you ever did see him.
Do you feel insufficient enough yet? I know it might sound blunt and harsh but this is the truth. We are insufficient and God is not. God is powerful. God is also gracious and merciful. God has chosen to reveal himself through his word. So although we might not be able to know what God looks like we CAN know him! What an amazing thought! What a gift! The God who created the universe makes himself known to feeble, sinful people like us.
In response to this gift we are to do all we can to know God as well as we can. I'd pose this question to you: what do you need to do to know God better? And for discussion: what are you doing right now that you feel is helping you to know God more?
For more on this topic check out Pastor Mike's sermon this Sunday. For those of you who are not WLA'ers and might be interested you can always check out our website for the sermon audio on Tuesdays.
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