Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature (Colossians 1:15).

The Greek word translated “image” in the scripture above is “eikōn,” which is where the English gets the word “icon.” It means resemblance or profile. God is invisible, but if you want to know what He looks like, Jesus is the image, the profile of the invisible God.

This helps us further understand the words of Jesus in John 14:8 (NKJV) when Philip said to Him, “…Lord, show us the Father, and it uis sufficient for us.” Jesus replied him, “…Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” (John 14:9). This is amazing!

For their religious minds, this was too huge because Jesus had been talking so much about the Father. He talked about His oneness with the Father and that He would return to the Father. They wanted to see the Father, but He told them, “…he that hath seen me hath seen the Father…” (John 14:9). In Hebrews 1:3, we get another powerful description; it says, “Who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person….” The Greek word translated “express image” here is “charaktēr,” and it means exact copy, perfect imprint or facsimile.

Jesus is the exact representation of God’s essence. If you want to see the perfect imprint of God’s person, it’s found in Jesus. Jesus displayed the divine nature, essence, and character of God. No wonder John 1:18 says, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” The Greek word for “declared” here is ‘exēgeomai,’ meaning to display or rehearse.

Jesus didn’t merely talk about God; He rehearsed and displayed the divine nature. The great and mighty works He did are proofs of His divine essence and oneness with the Father. He said, “Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves” (John 14:11 NKJV).

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for revealing your essence and nature through Jesus Christ, the perfect imprint of your being. As I behold the image of Christ through the Word, I see you, for He is the exact representation of your character, your love and your glory. I rejoice that through Christ, I have come to know the Father. I am transformed into the image of your dear Son. Thank you for your boundless love expressed so perfectly in me. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
|| John 1:18 NIV
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. ||

|| John 14:9-10 MSG
“You’ve been with me all this time, Philip, and you still don’t understand? To see me is to see the Father. So how can you ask, ‘Where is the Father?’ 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act. ||

|| Hebrews 1:3 AMPC
He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high, ||

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Daily Affirmations:

I’m living in health 24hrs a day, 7 days a week; no weapon formed or fashioned against me shall prosper. My body is invigorated by the Spirit of God who lives in me. Nothing in me or about me dies or succumbs to the corrupting influences of this world. I rule over all the forces of darkness as I manifest the glory of God everywhere I go. I am an associate of the heavenly pantheon. I have eternal life at work in me, which makes me master over all circumstances. I have dominion over the world’s deplorable systems. I have dominion over satan. I am superior to sickness and diseases. I have the very essence of God flowing through my body.

I have God’s genetic material, His “DNA” resident in me. I have an excellent life that is sickness-free. I enjoy everything that the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ made available to me. I am indestructible and no sickness can thrive in my body. I walk in victory and dominion over diseases and the forces of this world every day. I walk in the fullness of the grace of God. Everywhere I go, I am accepted! People are falling over themselves to do me good. God’s grace attracts the right people to me. I see myself in excellence. I see myself in peace. I see myself in success and prosperity. I see myself in great and glorious possibilities.

The God-kind of life in me is all I require to live above sickness and infirmity of the body or mind. I dwell in health all the days of my life. The Lord has given His angels charge over me to keep me. Nothing can hurt me by any means. I am surrounded on every side by the goodness of God. I am protected from every form of evil and I am impervious to anything that binds, hurts, or kills. I declare, in the name of Jesus Christ that I walk in divine health. I am full of strength and life. Christ purchased a life of glory for me through His death and resurrection, and sickness has no place in that life. Nothing can go wrong with my liver, heart, lungs, or kidneys, every organ and system of my body complies and responds to the word of God, the mighty and matchless name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Speak in tongues.