pHow did God visit the world as a person?

“[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God.”
—Colossians 1:15

God came down to our world in the person of Jesus.

A small boy and his older brother, were standing before a large portrait of their father who had died when the younger boy was a mere babe.

“Tell me,” the younger brother said, “just what was Father like?”

The older boy attempted to tell his little brother something about their father. He described his strength. He said he was a good man, kind and handsome. He was friendly, and people liked to be with him. He was always gentle with Mother. He made people happy.

In spite of all the older brother could say, the small boy could not form a satisfying picture of his father. He wanted so much to know what his father was like. At last he interrupted his brother with the question, “Tell me one thing, Henry, was Father anything like you?”

The older boy hesitated a moment, then said: “Well, friends of ours who knew Father best say that I'm the living image of him. And even Mother says the same.”

With his heart all aglow, the small boy walked away, saying: “Now I know exactly what my dad was like. He was just like my brother Henry.”

Jesus came to our world as God in human flesh. Jesus is “the Son of God” (Mark 15:39)–God made visible, the thought of God made audible. Jesus Himself said, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). So if you have seen Jesus, you have seen God Himself. Whenever you want to know what God is like, then look at Jesus as the Bible reveals Him.