God reveals
Himself
In his
suffering Job is desperately searching for God, but he can’t find him. He is
terrified, since he realises God’s sovereignty to do whatever he pleases,
whereas the counsellors try to make God predictable. Due to his faith and
righteousness, however, Job remains confident in God’s ultimate justice and he
is not silenced by the darkness.
In response to
Moses’ complaint, God reveals his name to him: “I am the Lord, Yahweh”. He
repeats his promise to bring the Israelites out of Egypt
In Luke’s
Gospel we read Peter’s confession of Christ. When Jesus asks his disciples:
“Who do you say I am?” Peter replies: “The Christ of God”. Jesus then warns
them not to tell this to anyone. He reveals to them his coming suffering,
rejection, death and resurrection, but the people needed to be taught further
before Jesus could identify himself explicitly, due their false belief of the
Messiah being a conquering king, rather than a suffering servant.
Thank you God,
that you reveal yourself to us and that you want us to know you and love you.
Help us to fully trust in you and your Word, whatever the circumstances. Amen.
(homegroup member)