GOD TO YOU: WHERE ARE YOU?

"Have mercy on me, O God,
     according to your unfailing love;
 according to your great compassion
     blot out my transgressions.
 Wash away all my iniquity
     and cleanse me from my sin."
 Psalm 51:1-2

Have you ever had someone tell you they were sorry for something and you said, "That's all right, forget about it"? We've all done that and probably had someone say that to us. The deal is that sometimes issues need to be dealt with and simply saying "That's all right, forget about it" can lead someone to believe that they can repeat the behavior. 

God is holy and he is perfectly just. Sin, my sin, your sin is not just swept under a rug, so to speak. In Christ Jesus our sins were not pushed out of view, the punishment was served by Christ. God, in his great  compassion knew that we could never right the wrong of our sins and so he sent his one and only Son to die in our place. Now we have eternal access to the Father through the Son. 

Way back in the garden of Eden the LORD God called out, "Where are you?" (Genesis 3:9). He stills calls out to us in Christ, "Where are you?" God, the Creator of the Universe, sent his Son so that we can have a relationship with him. 

Father, thank you for your compassion. Thank you that Jesus died in my place that I can call you Father. Praise be to you in us today!

THE SON IS

"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven." Hebrews 1:3

If you have ever watched "Swamp People" then you know who Troy Landry is. You can definitely see him in his sons. They each one reflect their father to some degree. God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ reflects God's glory the deepest most real way possible. 

Jesus Christ radiates the truth and reality of his Father, God. If you want to know what God the Father is like, see Christ. In Matthew 21:12-13 we see that God does not like people taking advantage of others, especially in his house. All through out the gospels we see Jesus dealing with the sinners and calling out the "religious" self-righteous leaders. If you want to know who God is, look at what Jesus did. 

Jesus, loved us by dying for us. God's righteousness and mercy met in Jesus' death on the cross and revealed to us the absolute truth about who God is. Christ's resurrection proclaims God's power over death, which only he can do. 

Do you want to know God? Know Christ.

Father, thank you for sending Jesus to reveal yourself to us. Open the eyes of our understanding to know you in Christ. Praise be to you in us today!