I Timothy 6:1-21
In Ben’s first sermon at St. Andrew’s he said something like “Jesus is so much more than anything we can imagine.” Paul is saying the same thing here: [Jesus] is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. (vv. 15b-16) What struck me most here were the phrases, “…who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see …” I’m remembering when Moses asked God to show him His glory and God covered Moses face until He had passed by; then God said, “…you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.” (Exodus 33:18-23) I’m also thinking of “near death” experiences where so many people report seeing a great light in the distance and coming closer. I believe Ben: “Jesus is so much more than anything we can imagine.”
See also: September 28 / I Timothy 6:1-10; September 29 / I Timothy 6:11-16; September 30 / I Timothy 6:17-21