Jesus—the One who revealed God's heart
On the tables of stone, the command was written by the finger of God, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." Nothing that the mind or heart of man could conceive could be a representation of the everlasting, triune God, "The blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see." The law could not declare God, but pointed onward to One to come who alone could make God known and through whom the heart of God would be manifested, and His sinful creature, man, could be won and held fast in the bonds of eternal love.
The Word became flesh. Jesus in perfect manhood, Son of God and Son of man in humiliation, suffering, shame and death, has told out the heart of God. By His atoning sacrifice He glorified God and obtained eternal redemption. Raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, the fruits of His work are now secured in the glory of His Person. On earth He was the delight of God the Father; now ascended above all the heavens, He is the Father's joy and the object of the faith and love of His redeemed.
He comforted His disciples saying, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me." From His glory He sent the Comforter to abide with His own forever, to occupy their hearts with
Himself and His glories. Sealed with the Holy Spirit, the believer is led into the conscious knowledge of the perfections of the Person and work of Him in whom he is sealed. Even here on earth he is changed to His image, to which, in the purpose of God, he will be fully conformed in glory.