When the Unapproachable Becomes Approachable

176 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ti 6:14-16, “that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, 15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.” ( 1 Tim 6:14-16) The Holy Spirit speaking through Paul, reminds us that Jesus will be returning and that the time of His appearing is only known to the Father. The Bible tells us in Mr 13:32 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Then He breaks out into this wonderful praise of God! God is the blessed, that is the fully satisfied, Potentate. By that we take Him to be the only Authority who has need of nothing. He is the King of all kings, and Lord of all Lords! There are no authorities anywhere that are not subject to Him! Once again we are reminded of the truth of Ro 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” This self sufficient God has been that way throughout all eternity. He alone has immortality, every thing and every other created being has a beginning, and their beginning was in His hands, and the timing of the end will also be in His hands! He abides in unapproachable light and any hint of darkness (sin) cannot stand in His presence. 1Jo 1:5 says, “ This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” No man, tainted with sin, can see God. God told Moses in Ex 33:20, "You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live."But God put on humanity in the form of Jesus, (God in the flesh) to give us a view of the Father, as Jesus told Phillip in John 14:9, “ He who has seen Me has seen the Father;” The Father, who is worthy of all honor and has, and will, wield His power through all eternity. Amen, (truly truly!) As Paul describes the holiness of the Father, we can't help but wonder what will become of us? How can we possibly be in His presence? We are all sinners worthy of eternal punishment! That's where Jesus comes in! And this is the Good News, it is by faith in Jesus that we are saved. God looks at us having been clothed with the righteousness of Christ and therefore we are enabled to be in the presence of God for eternity. 1Co 15:53 says, “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.” Our only hope is to be clothed with Jesus on That Day. Have you received Jesus as your Savior?