In recent reflections, we have considered eight word pictures to give us insight into our relationship with God. While none provides a complete picture, each does offer a glimpse into one facet of who God is. We looked at: God is a Potter and we are clay: He is molding us into his plan for […]
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A Fable to Consider
Consider the fable of six blind men encountering an elephant for the first time. They have no comprehension of what an elephant is, forming their own understanding based on touch: The first, feels the animal’s side and says that an elephant is like a wall The second, feels the pachyderm’s legs, declaring it to be […]
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God as a Potter
The Bible contains many word pictures that help us to understand better our relationship with God. I have eight of them that I will share in the coming days. Note that each offers but a partial picture into God’s character and none is all-encompassing, but they are highly illustrative. Here is the first: God is […]
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God as our Groom
The final word picture to help us better understand God, is perhaps the most startling and difficult to comprehend, even shocking. In this word picture, we consider him as the groom (the Bible often uses the word “bridegroom”) and us as his bride. As followers of Jesus, that is, the Christ, we are even called […]
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God as our Friend
In the next word picture for God, we can consider God as our friend. As our relationship with God grows and progresses, there is an opportunity for us to become friends, perhaps analogous to a parent and their adult child. As friends, we (that is, God and us) spend time together, communicate with each other, […]
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God as our Father
The sixth word picture is God as our father and we as his children. Although not everyone had a good biological father — in fact all human fathers make mistakes in raising their children — our spiritual father, God, is without fault, raising us out of perfect love and without error. With God as our […]
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God as the Master
The next word picture for God, is him as the master and we as his servants. With God as our master we see him as being in charge; he is the boss and directs our activities. Extending this image to us, there is a need to follow directives, to listen to him and obey him. […]
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God is the Shepherd
In the fourth word picture for God, we consider the common image of God as the good shepherd and we as his sheep. God, as the good shepherd, is caring, protective, patient, brave, wise, sacrificial, and most significantly, knows us by name. Sheep, are known as being not too intelligent, easily getting into trouble and […]
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God as a Hen
A third word picture for God is found in a not too well know verse, where Jesus says that he wants to collect his people and protect them as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. With God (specifically Jesus) as a mother hen, we are treated to a glimpse of the feminine side […]
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God as a Vine
Another word picture to help us better understand God is that he is the vine and we are the branches. In this, God is revealed as the source of nourishment, the giver of life, and the means of support, sustenance, and existence. For us, as vines, we are completely dependent on him for everything and […]