At the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, you can see the handprints of various celebrities on the Walk of Fame. But you can’t discern anything about these people from the handprints and autographs in the clay. You can look at a photograph and discern a little more about a person than from a handprint. But you can’t assess a person’s character from a photo. We get to know people from shared conversations and experiences over time.
In the same way, we get to know God by living with Him in a close relationship over a period of time. The relationship begins with us acknowledging our need for His forgiveness and then placing our lives in His hands. Then we grow in our knowledge of Him by faithfully walking with Him and learning from Him.
Hebrews 1:3 says, “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” After declaring that Jesus is the exact imprint of God, this verse states that Jesus is now seated with the Father on His majestic throne. While we can know God now by walking with Jesus and learning from Him, some day we will be present with Him before the Majestic One and spend eternity in His glory. Then we will know fully.
Reluctant Retiree 