"Image Of The Invisible God"

Colossians 1:15 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”


Many of us desire to have a better understanding of Gods nature. We search the Old Testament and the New Testament trying to understand our creator. While our finite minds can never fully understand an infinite God, I believe through this one scripture we capture a piece of Gods Sovereign nature.

Jesus is described by so many names through out the scriptures. Redeemer, Judge, King, Savior, Lord, High Priest, and Son of David, just to name a few. One description that I believe we don’t hear enough about is Jesus being the Image of the invisible God. This is such a powerful statement made by Paul. As I have stated in a previous blog no man has ever seen God. So, in the person of His Son (Jesus), God took upon Himself flesh so we could behold Him.

If we view God the Father through his Son Jesus we get a glimpse of God nature. You could never understand God without looking at Jesus Christ life. Let’s be clear Jesus was a man but he was also God in the flesh. So what does Gods nature look like? Well in order to answer that question we must look at scripture concerning Jesus Christ.

Compassionate:
Mark 6:34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

Cares for the Hungry:
Mark 8:2 I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

Cares for the sick and afflicted:
Mark 1:41 Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

Has power over Creation:
Mark 4:39 And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

Has Power over life and death:
John 11:43-44 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go."

Sensitive to the broken hearted:
John 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled.

Forgiving:
Luke 23:34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Knows our heart:
Luke 9:47 But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side.

By looking at the life of Jesus we can see the attributes of God the Father. I would encourage you to continue praying & studying God through this lens. This will lead you in experiencing God in a whole new way. So if you ever want to try and understand the “Invisible God” look at the “Visible One” that walked this earth JESUS.

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