God is not stupid. He knows that He is invisible to His people. It was one of the issues between Moses and Himself: Moses said, “Now show me your glory.” And the Lord said, “I will cause all my glory to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, ‘The Lord’ in your presence. . . But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” (Exodus 33:19-20)

God knew that His being invisible to the people He was bringing out of Egypt would be a problem for them for centuries, as they would be living surrounded by idol worshipers, who would seem to be flourishing in their idolatry. He also knew that “seeing is believing” was in the minds of many.

In their forty years of moving about in the wilderness they received visible and constant proof of God’s presence in the fire overhead at night and the cloud in the daylight, that kept them together and mostly united. God isn’t stupid. He knows the pull and attraction of the man idols from the beginning of time and today. He knows and understands the struggle to remain faithful; and He knew that His people would ultimately need to see Him, and Jesus knew it, too: The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. (Luke 11:31)

St. Paul, who heard Jesus’ voice after the resurrection, testified that , The Son of God is the image of the invisible God. (Colossians 1:15), and, My goal is that they may have the full riches of complete understanding in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2: 2-3)

In the Scriptures we have the “Image of God in Christ,” a thing that even Moses and Elijah came to visit on the Mount of Transfiguration. We think there are things that God does not understand, but there are none.

Love in Him,

Prue