Christians today appear to know Christ only after the flesh. They try to achieve communion with Him by divesting Him of His burning holiness and unapproachable majesty, the very attributes He veiled while on earth but assumed in fullness of glory upon His ascension to the Father's right hand. The Christ of popular Christianity has a weak smile and a halo. He has become Someone-Up-There who likes people, at least some people, and these are grateful but not too impressed. If they need Him, He also needs them......the blessed news is that the God who needs no one has in sovereign condescension stooped to work by and in and through His obedient children.
--The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
I fear being one of those Christians of whom Tozer wrote. I don't want to think of Christ as having a weak smile and a halo. I never want to forget that Jesus Christ is none other than God the Son, who is holy, holy, holy.
Lord Jesus, may I continually be awed at Your majesty and holiness. And may this drive me to worship You, for You are infinitely worthy. Amen.
1 comment:
How true! There certainly does seem to be a disconnect between the Holy Christ of scripture and the way we often think and live.
If we could only get a glimpse of God like Isaiah did! God help us to not look to a "Jesus" made in our own image and after our imagination!
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