Getting to Know Jesus by Name #38: Image of God

II Corinthians 4: 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Christ is the very Image of God. From Him we get the perfect picture of what God is really like. An image is: "a tangible of visual representation of something; exact likeness; semblance; incarnation."* The "god of this world" does not want people to get a glimpse of what He is like, or else they will be drawn to Him.  He loves to keep people in darkness with him.  Those of us who believe in Christ have "gotten a glimpse" of what God is really like; we have seen the light; we know Who God is and what His plan and purpose is. May God give us more light in Christ, and help us be the light and give enough of a "glimpse" to draw others to Him.  

*(Diann Cotton: 100 Days with Jesus)