The Divine Engraving

Friday, February 5, 2021

Hebrews 1:3 says that Messiah is the exact representation of God. Exact representation in the Greek is charakter. It means exact copy or image. It refers to an engraving tool, as on a coin, a seal of ID to distinguish it from anything else. From this, we get the word character. People have all kinds of pictures of God: distant, wrathful, harsh, uncaring, or capricious. Even believers sometimes see God that way. But here it says the Son is the exact character. If you want to see God, the King of the universe, look at the Son of God. What is God's heart and nature really like? Look at the "charakter" the exact image, the ID; look at the One who hung on the cross and gave His life for you. That is the "charakter" or the seal of God. That's His identity, His nature, His heart. Who is God? God is love. Know this now, at all times, and in all circumstances, God loves you more than you could ever fathom, and that One on the cross is the very Seal of the Living God, that is His Charakter.rn

From Message #637 - The Radiance of His Glory