God Revealed

God Revealed Before Jesus came, to know God was to adhere to a strict set of laws. But with Jesus’ arrival, relationship was available as He revealed God to us! God desires to be known, and the Son shows us the way. In Luke 10, Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples to preach the gospel and heal the sick. When they returned, they rejoiced because even the demons submitted to them. What power! But Jesus did not come to give authority or power over demons. He came to offer us a lasting personal relationship—like that between a child and a parent. So He rejoiced along with the disciples, but for a different reason: that God chooses to reveal Himself to “little children.” Let’s walk as little children today, not relying on being “wise and learned,” but relying on Christ, who reveals God to us. Power, salvation, and closeness to God are unreachable by our efforts. But now Jesus has come near, and we are called to follow Him with childlike simplicity and faith. Though we didn’t earn or deserve it, heavenly citizenship is now available to the children of God.