Jesus Christ came and was clothed in human flesh to let us know who God is and what God is really like. In Jesus Christ we see that God is approachable, and to a degree knowable by creatures like us. God can understand our condition because God has made us. We can know God because God has been revealed in Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:15-16 says it so well: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in Him all things in heaven and earth were created, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers -- all things have been created through Him and for Him.” In Jesus we have the perfect reflection of God. While the creator of this vast universe may seem distant and unknowable, we can see, understand, and know Jesus of Nazareth. While it may seem too much to ask the Maker of the complex creation to hear us as we pray, we remember Jesus listened to everyone. So we, you and I, can know the One who knows us and we can communicate with the One who is author of all.
-- Reuben P. Job in “A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God”
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