HGTV and The Bible.
The “reveal” starts “the show.”
Watch our Truth in Two to find how God discloses Himself.
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HGTV – or “Home and Garden Television” – has taken watching TV to a whole, ‘nother dimension. HGTV is known for showing the transformation of houses. Sometimes a house is a wreck. The home is in serious need of repair. Other times, the home simply needs what is called a “facelift” giving new life to old bones, making the house “fresh.”
Moving from “old” to “new” on any of the home renovation shows comes down to what is referred to as “the big reveal.” The clients, the homeowners, are brought to their renovated home, eyes are uncovered, or a curtain is removed. The facial expressions tell the story. The homeowners are amazed, they cannot believe what they’re seeing.
If I’ve missed the first 35 minutes of an HGTV show I can always tune in for the last five minutes to witness the “reveal.” I haven’t missed anything because I can see the before and after. What was, and what is now. Like everyone else watching the show, I am truly amazed.
God’s revelation is His big “reveal.” The word means to disclose or uncover. What was hidden is now out in the open. But in the case of The Bible, God’s revelation, God wants humans to know from the outset of the show, from the beginning, Who He is. “In the beginning God” are the opening words of God’s reveal, His Scriptures. In the case of God’s Word, He begins His show with the big reveal, the disclosure of Himself to humans. He hides nothing. The house, God’s world, begins as the jaw-dropping, wow-factor of an HGTV show. In fact, the reveal is still all around us. The created world itself speaks of God. All we have to do is look. His attributes, power, and divine nature, says Paul in Romans one, are clear, “ever since the creation of the world, in the things that were made.”
God’s revelation, the big reveal about Himself, begins with looking around us. If you want the first HGTV show, step outside, look at the creation around you, and ask one simple question, “How did all this, get here?” You want to know who God is?” Start with creation; His first big reveal. For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, president of the Comenius Institute, personally seeking truth by first, just looking around.