John 1:17 English Standard Version (ESV) For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Yesterday we explored the issues of Noah finding favor only to discover that seeking His face is part and parcel to finding favor, grace. We now see Jesus as being the face of God in grace and truth.

Some of us will ask how Noah found favor since the Lord is Christ and had not been born yet. Those are mysteries which stir the imagination and cause some to seek answers that appear to be hidden in the spiritual depths.

The danger in doing such a search is finding scriptural support for those things we seek to unravel in those mysteries. Hour upon hour turn into days, and if we are not careful we may end up spending an enormous amount of time chasing our own vain imaginations.

How is it that the mysteries of God are revealed? The answer to that is found in a deep personal relationship with God to begin with. God reveals Himself in ways we can accept Him and believe Him. His desire is to reveal Himself in truth, not fantasy.

When it comes to the revelations of God there are two issues that must be placed in the forefront of every search of the scriptures. The first is enhancing the relationship and the second is a need to know as determined by God. God will reveal what we need to know to enhance our relationship.

John 15:15 English Standard Version (ESV) No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

There will be changes in relationship defined by God and not by our own desires. In this we cannot demand to be called friend without first proving ourselves worthy of that change in relationship.