Explain Him

“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him,and have seen Him.” John 14:7

Don Richardson, author of Peace Child, relays the challenge of communicating ideas to those of another culture and language. Working with a primitive group of people previously unreached by Christian missionaries, Don explained the gospel message. As God’s Spirit began to convict the people with the message of salvation, they responded by showing a desire to express faith in God.

You can imagine Don’s concern, then amusement, as the chief expressed his desire in words other than those we would use at such a moment. Instead of “asking Jesus into his heart,” this chief looked intently into Don’s eyes and said, “what you say makes my liver quiver!”

Jesus Himself used words and phrases which upset (seldom entertained) the religious folk of His day. His startling statement that “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30) caused the religious leaders to begin their plot to do away with Him.

Jesus chose His words with great care and obviously planned His statements in such a way as to reveal the eternal relationship between Himself and God the Father.

If all you know about God is what you can explain - your God is too small.