The God Who Showed Up For Us

The God Who Showed Up For Us

John 1:1–14; Hebrews 1:1–3

From the very beginning, Scripture tells a consistent story about God: He is not distant. He is not silent. He is not uninvolved.

He shows up.

God steps into gardens, deserts, tents, prisons, palaces, battlefields, temples, sickrooms, and graves. Sometimes He comes in fire, sometimes in whisper, sometimes in glory, sometimes in flesh. But always, His arrival changes the world that He enters. When we come into contact with Him, it’s because He wants us to get a glimpse of who He is. But here’s the amazing part: those glimpses are for all of us. That’s why they are recorded in Scripture.

God shows up for the overlooked and the afraid.

For the curious and the broken.

For prophets and shepherds.

For rebels and worshipers.

For doubters and enemies.

He shows up before people know what to ask for—and sometimes before they even know they need Him. And when God shows up, He never comes empty-handed.

He brings truth to confusion.

Grace to guilt.

Purpose to wandering.

Hope to despair.

Correction to pride.

Comfort to sorrow.

These encounters are not random interruptions. They are revelations of God’s character. Each moment pulls back the curtain just enough for us to see who He is—and what He is like.

And then, in the fullness of time, God does something no one expects. He doesn’t just visit humanity. He enters it.

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…”

Not as a distant voice. Not as a consuming fire. But as One who walks our roads, carries our griefs, bears our sins, and dies our death.

God shows up—not just in moments—but in Person.

Next week, we will close this series by looking at God showing up for Moses on Sinai and then God showing up for you. And, then, a final message on the incredible picture that the Bible paints for us through these encounters about who God is and what He is telling us.