Seeing God’s True Face

Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church

May 10th Sermon, Day 3

Have you ever wondered what God is really like? Is He angry, distant, or disappointed with humanity? Jesus answers these questions definitively. When we look at Jesus, we see God's true character displayed in living color.

In the Old Testament, the tabernacle could never show God's smile or reveal His compassionate tears. It couldn't demonstrate His gentle touch or His patient teaching. But Jesus could and did.

When Jesus welcomed children, that's what God is like. When He wept at Lazarus's tomb, that's God's heart breaking with ours. When He forgave the woman caught in adultery, that's God's grace in action. When He healed the sick and fed the hungry, that's God's compassion made visible. Every act of kindness, every word of comfort, every moment of grace we see in Jesus is a window into the Father's heart. This isn't just theological theory - it's personal revelation. The God of the universe has a face, and it's the face of Jesus, full of love, mercy, and endless grace toward you.

Bible Verse

"No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known." - John 1:18

Reflection Question

When you think about God, do you see Him through the lens of Jesus's compassion and grace, or through other influences that might distort His true character?

Quote

If you want to know what God looks like, look at Jesus. When Jesus welcomes the broken, that's what God is like. When Jesus weeps at the tomb of his friend Lazarus, well, that's what God is like.

Prayer

Father, help me see You clearly through Jesus. Replace any false images I have of You with the truth of Your loving character revealed in Christ.