Came To Tell Us

Now, here is a thought I had one day: it could have been very easy for God to have loved us and never told us. God could have been merciful toward us and never revealed it. We know that among humans it is possible for us to feel deeply and still tell no one. It is possible to have fine intentions and never make them known to anyone.The Scriptures say that “no man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him” (John 1:18).The eternal Son came to tell us what the silence never told us.He came to tell us what not even Moses could tell us.He came to tell us and to show us that God loves us and that He constantly cares for us.He came to tell us that God has a gracious plan and that He is carrying out that plan.Before it is all finished and consummated, there will be a multitude that no man can number, redeemed, out of every tongue and tribe and nation.That is what He has told us about the Father God. He has set Him forth. He has revealed Him—His being, His love, His mercy, His grace, His redemptive intention, His saving intention.He has declared it all. He has given us grace upon grace. Now we have only to turn and believe and accept and take and follow. All is ours if we will receive because the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us!