What Does God Look Like?

What does God look like?

God looks like Jesus.

Often the religion of Christianity says God looks like a judge, says God looks like an old, long-bearded white man far away from humanity who demands perfection and demands glory and homage. Sometimes God is painted as harsh, as a law-maker and rule-enforcer. Rarely is He loving, but rather He is judge and executioner, casting punishment and spitting fire to burn the disobedient. Sometimes people "become Christians" because they're just so afraid of hell. Sometimes Christians forget it's not about fear and escaping hell - it's not even about going to Heaven - it's about being in love with Jesus and longing to be with Him. On this side of eternity and the other.

So what, who, does God look like?

God looks like Jesus.

And in Jesus we see love and forgiveness before repentance. We see a man scorned by the law-keepers because He spent time with the law-breakers. We see a man who said "come to Me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." A man who helped those who felt worthless to know they were loved because He wasn't afraid of what people would think if He was with "people like them." A man who saw those who so often went unseen. Who gave them the precious gift of time and touch. We see a man killed by the religious because He made a way for the lowly. A man whose life was ruled by mercy and grace. A man who is Love.

What does God look like?

God looks like Love.

Who does God look like?

God looks like Jesus.