Invisible man

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross.    — Hebrews 12:2

As a boy, I was fascinated by the book The Invisible Man. The main character played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek, staying just out of reach of mere mortals “cursed” with a visible nature. To have a physical presence, he wore clothes and wrapped his face in bandages. When it was time to escape, he simply removed everything and disappeared.

I wonder if we have similar thoughts about our unseen God. We feel He is beyond our reach and express it in song with one of my favorite hymns:

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

In light inaccessible

Hid from our eyes.

Yet, while declaring the wonder of God, the hymn speaks of a God who is not just invisible.

All praise we would render — O help us to see

’Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee!

We perceive that God is distant, far off, inaccessible, and hidden. But we need a God who is accessible, and we wonder how to have a meaningful relationship with Him.

We will never fully comprehend what God is like. Yet He Himself is accessible to us. In part, that is why Jesus came — to “show us the Father” (John 14:8) and to bring us close to Him, because “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation” (Col. 1:15).

Our God is an invisible God, beyond our limited comprehension. Thankfully, Jesus came to show us how near to us He really is.        — Bill Crowder

READ:  John 14:5-20

God’s presence with us is His greatest present to us.

The Bible in one year:

• Zechariah 7-9

• Proverbs 29:21-27