ACTION FIGURE JESUS

I have a doll, excuse me, ACTION FIGURE, of Jesus on my desk. It's a gift from my brother. ACTION FIGURE JESUS says three different phrases, is incredibly handsome, and has a karate chop feature...okay the karate chop part is a lie, but everything else is true. ACTION FIGURE JESUS is also totally ripped. He looks like Arnold Swarztenhaber in his prime, except Jewish.

Bryan got ACTION FIGURE JESUS at Wal-Mart. But I've seen other ACTION FIGURES OF THE BIBLE in Christian bookstores if you're interested. But I digress...

How is this related to serious Bible thoughts? I'm glad you asked.

ACTION FIGURE JESUS, while totally ripped, is nowhere near to a real representation of the Lord. We tend to make God small, friendly, manageable, and understandable. The truth of the matter is, the Lord is none of these things. He's the Almighty, the Creator of all things, the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last. No one can look upon his face and live. He is surrounded by angels who praise him day and night and say "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory," (Isaiah 6). No one can understand his ways, no one compares to his might, strength, wisdom, and love.

It's easy and comfortable to think of God in small terms. But the truth is better and more soul satisfying. God is "the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades," (Revelation 1:17-18). Check out Isaiah 40, Revelation 4, 19:11-16, and Colossians 1:15-20.

Let's enjoy and worship a God who doesn't need a karate chop feature to be worthy of our praise.