Are you making Him into your own image?
March 31, 2010
On Palm Sunday we took a look at the Triumphal Entry and how the people of the time missed seeing Jesus for who He is – the Messiah – because He didn’t fit their mold. Thing is, we do that today as well. We miss out on seeing Jesus. We fail to recognize Him in our life because we hold false images of who He is. These examples are on the handout we received:
False images of God
Problem Eliminator – If I choose God all my problems go away
Angry Judge – Bad things happen because I deserve it
Score Keeper-Places the good on one side of the scale and the bad on the other
Cares only about religious people – I have to clean myself up before I come to God
Whatever I want him to be – All roads lead to heaven Inaccessible Cosmic Force – Just playing around with my life
Task Master – The harder I work, the more God is pleased with me
Do you lean toward holding any of these false images of who God is? I think I thought of God as my Score Keeper for about 30 of my 46 years! It was exhausting! Thankfully, as I’ve gotten to know Him more, I’ve discovered that image is completely contrary to His character.
To recognize Jesus we need to know Him. And according to Jesus (John 8:20b) if we know Him, we know the Father also.
Are you getting to know Him more? Sunday’s homework assignment is to read through the Gospel of John. Each time you start to read, pray “Lord, help me to know you more.”
