Look and Live

Exodus 33:18 (NET) - And Moses said, “Show me your glory.”

Moses wanted to see God’s glory.

God gave Moses just a glimpse.

At the time, no one could see God’s face and live.

Not even Moses.

All that changed when God reached down to a fallen world through Jesus.

Those who saw Jesus, saw the Father.

Yet even those closest to Jesus did not comprehend this.

John 14:8-9 (NET) - Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.” Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Those who saw Jesus saw the Father.

They saw the Father and lived.

These verses remind us of two very important things.

First, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are One.

Second, those who see Jesus see the Father.

Moreover, they see the Father and live.

Every one of us are fallen.

This includes Moses, Philip, you and me.

Despite everything Moses did, he still could not look upon the face of God and live.

That changed when Jesus came into the world.

When Philip looked upon the face of Jesus he did not realize he was looking upon the face of God.

Yet he looked upon the face of God and lived.

We believe that Jesus ascended into Heaven and will come again.

Like Moses, all we are now afforded are glimpses until He returns.

If we fail to catch these glimpses the fault is our own.

As we continue our journey through Advent let us set aside the things that distract us.

If we do, we will better able to catch these glimpses… and live.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on Friday, December 23, 2016.

I’ll be back here on Friday, January 6, 2016