WHEN PEOPLE SEE YOU , THEY SEE GOD

Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional

Thursday, March 1st , 2018

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

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When People See You, They See God

TO THE BIBLE: 1 John 4:17 “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.”

LET’S TALK
The Lord Jesus Christ is described as the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). The Greek Word for image is “eikon,” from which is derived the English word “icon.” So, Jesus Christ is the icon of God. In the same vein, as a new creation in Christ, you’re His ambassador; the representative and representation of Christ. That means you’re His icon. Jesus said in John 14:9, “…He who has seen Me has seen the Father….” Then, Colossians 2:9 tells us that “…For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”

He was the icon of God to the world. God was embodied in Him. Now, that same glory has been conferred on you in Christ! The Bible says, “…as He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). You’re His exact image; you’re not going to be like Him, you’re already like Him. You mirror Him as “He is”; not as “He was.” The One whose icon you are, and whose semblance you share, is the risen and glorified Christ. You bear the image of the Second and Last Adam—Jesus Christ, the Lord from Heaven! (1 Corinthians 15:47).

You’re the effulgence of His glory, the express image of His person. You’re a sharer of His life and comrade of the God-kind. As He (Jesus) is the icon of God, so are you the icon of the risen, victorious Christ. Think about this like when you operate your smartphone and you click on an icon; whatever app that icon represents manifests on your screen. Likewise, as the icon of Christ, you manifest the personality of our Lord Jesus! When anyone clicks on that icon, i.e. comes in contact with you, the blessings of Christ are manifested. You’re a bundle of blessings to your world. Hallelujah!

GO DEEPER
2 Peter 1:2-4
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Hebrews 1:1-3
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

SPEAK
Lord, I’m so grateful that I’m the icon of Christ. I display all the virtues and perfections of Christ, as I live the glorious life of victory, health, success and prosperity that He has given me. The Word is working mightily in me today, and all I see is the glory of God! Hallelujah!

DAILY BIBLE READING

ONE YEAR
Mark 9:14-32, Numbers 7-8

TWO YEAR
Matthew 19:1-12, Exodus 10

ACT
Meditate on 1 John 4:17 and let it sink deep into your consciousness.