08/03/2026
DO YOU LOOK LIKE A SON?
God’s purpose is for you to look like a son. At creation, He set you up for this, and His purpose will not be derailed. Romans 8:14 says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” Let’s not be so religious that we can’t believe this. Galatians 3:26 says, “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.” And Galatians 4:6 says, “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’” Then, Romans 8:19 says, “For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.” 2,000 years ago, Jesus, the Son of God was revealed. But there is a “revealing” coming, when we “all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
Ephesians 4:13 says, “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” notice the word “knowledge” in this verse. It is translated from the Greek word, epígnōsis, which is a compound of “epi,” to superimpose upon, and “ginṓskō,” to know. Notice, the verse speaks of coming to a knowledge “of the Son of God (Jesus).” Let’s put it this way, Paul is speaking here, of the knowledge of Jesus being “superimposed” upon us.
When one image is superimposed upon another, both images are clearly visible. In our time we know the word “superimposition” as a cinematic technique in which you begin with one image, then another begins to appear, very subtilely, but with increasing intensity. The original image is dominant at first, but gradually gives way to the superimposed image, until finally, the second image becomes dominant to the point that the first disappears. Now of course, the word was not originally used as a cinematic term, but the concept was understood by the word “epignosis.” John the Baptist made the famous statement concerning Jesus, John 3:30 “He must increase, but I [must] decrease.” John perfectly described what Ephesians 4:13 is saying. Listen to yourself talk. What is more dominant in your conversation, “me… my… I…, or Jesus… He… Him…?” Is the knowledge of Him being “superimposed” over you. Until you are willing to decrease, He cannot increase.
