Friday, July 29

The following video is a collection of images from various cultures and time periods depicting the face of Jesus. While none of us can know what He actually looked like while walked the earth in the flesh, we can know that He had a face. Often He is portrayed as a reflection of the particular culture that is representing Him; the blond haired, blue-eyed Scandinavian Jesus knocking at the door, the clean-shaven, and crowned Jesus of the Renaissance paintings, etc. But the New Testament does not tell us what He looked like. In fact we are given no physical description at all of Jesus, except for this reference from the prophet Isaiah.


He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:2-3


I invite you to take a few moments to watch this video, listen to the words of the song called “King of Glory” by the group Third Day, and praise the name of Jesus! 

                                 (if you are viewing this on Safari you will have to click through to YouTube)

Throughout the week, we have been reflecting on the question that Jesus asked His disciples in Matthew 16, “Who do you say that I am?” It is a profound question and one that has incredible implications for our lives both now and for eternity. Of course in one sense, Jesus is beyond description. As the King of Heaven and Lord of all creation, He is beyond our ability to define or categorize. Nevertheless, He puts the question to all who would follow Him – Who do you say that He is?

Pastor Jeff Frazier