There is a world of difference between knowing about someone and truly knowing them. A man might study every fact about a mountain—its height, its weight, its ecosystem—yet never feel the crunch of gravel beneath his boots or the cool wind on its slopes. So too, many have heard of God. They’ve sat in pews, recited creeds, and memorized verses, but they’ve never tasted the grace of God or experienced the power of His gospel in their own souls.

His Grace and His Gospel

God is not an idea to be analyzed but a person to be known. And by His mercy, He has not remained distant. He has come near.

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men.” — Titus 2:11, BSB

This grace that “has appeared” is not merely a doctrine; it is a Person—Jesus Christ. Grace is not an abstract kindness drifting through the air; grace has a face. The One who was born in Bethlehem, who walked among sinners, who touched lepers and forgave prostitutes, He is the grace of God made visible. To truly see God is to see Him in the face of Jesus Christ.

Paul writes,

“For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” — 2 Corinthians 4:6, BSB

Notice carefully: the same power that summoned light into being in Genesis is the power that awakens the human heart to behold God’s glory in Christ. This is not the cold light of clinical knowledge; it is the warm, radiant light of divine love. To see Christ with spiritual eyes is to experience God Himself—not as a concept, but as a living Savior.

But how does one experience this God? Is it by great effort, moral striving, or religious ceremony? No. Grace cannot be earned; it can only be received. The gospel is not a ladder we climb to reach heaven; it is a rescue from heaven that reaches down to us.

“But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not by works of righteousness we had done, but according to His mercy…” — Titus 3:4–5a, BSB

Here is the beauty of the gospel: we do not clean ourselves to be saved—we are saved so we might be made clean. We are not made right with God by our own deeds, but by His mercy poured out through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. His gospel is not advice; it is good news—news of something finished, accomplished on our behalf.

To see God, then, is not to wait for a vision or a voice from the clouds. It is to behold Christ by faith. It is to open the pages of Scripture and, by the Spirit, see the beauty of a Savior who loved us while we were yet sinners (Romans 5:8). To experience God is not to chase a feeling but to rest in a truth—the truth that Christ has made a way for sinners to be brought near.

“For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.” — Ephesians 2:18, BSB

This access is not theoretical. It is real and personal. Every prayer offered in Jesus’ name is heard. Every burden laid at His feet is received with compassion. Every step of obedience, though faltering, is upheld by His grace.

We do not live on yesterday’s experiences or past revivals. The grace that saved us is the same grace that sustains us day by day. The gospel is not a gate we passed through long ago; it is the road beneath our feet, the air in our lungs, and the song in our hearts.

Do you long to see God? Then look to Jesus. Do you hunger to know His grace? Come empty-handed and receive. Do you desire to experience the gospel’s power? Trust not in yourself, but rest in Him who died and rose again.

And as you do, you will find that the gospel is not only true—it is gloriously alive.

“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
— Psalm 34:8, BSB