READ Ezekiel 1:22-28 and Revelation 1:9-19

What are some of the keywords they use as they attempt to describe what they are seeing?

As Christ-followers, we say we believe in God, but when asked, “What is God like?” we might hear several different answers. We tend to slant our view of God toward an attribute of God that is most important to us. But in so doing, we can end up with a distorted image of God. It’s very important that we know God for who He truly is, not for who we want Him to be or think He should be. The starting point for knowing God is knowing that we will never be able to completely understand Him. God is incomprehensible—this is foundational. He’s beyond anything that we can imagine or understand. However, even though we will never fully understand God, we can know Him. In Jesus, the invisible God has become visible. We can know the unknowable God through faith in Jesus Christ.

READ Exodus 3:13-14

God’s name—“I am that I am” or “he is what he is” is a sentence! This is another paradox. His name is simple in its complexity and complex in its simplicity. Why this name? Because it defines who God is. It defines his essence, his being, his eternality, and his immutability. No one can completely understand Him. He’s unfathomable, incomprehensible, indescribable, and he is to be praised and proclaimed as the great God that HE IS!

READ Philippians 2:5-11

You see, In Jesus—the incomprehensible God took on human flesh and became relational. In Jesus—the high and lifted up God became meek and lowly. In Jesus—the God who is infinitely powerful became weak and hungry. In Jesus—the God who is invisible became visible. In Jesus—the God who is indescribable, became someone who we can find words for. In Jesus—the unknowable God became known, became knowable. Even though we cannot fully understand God, we can know him.