Who Is Like God?

Some truths must be approached quietly…

not because they are fragile,

but because we are.

Some truths cannot be slammed on the table.

They must be opened slowly,

like a gift you weren’t expecting

but desperately needed.

Some truths do not enter the mind by force.

They slip in through wonder.

Through worship.

Through the kind of curiosity that is born only when the heart feels safe.

And this is one of those truths.

Because there are topics believers think they already understand.

Subjects they assume must be dangerous.

Ideas they have been told to dismiss without examination.

And nothing closes a mind faster

than a heart that believes it is defending God.

So before we touch the name that opens the gates of Daniel and Revelation…

before we ask the question that rattles the foundations of the cosmic conflict…

before we speak the title whispered in heaven

and feared in hell…

We begin with Jesus.

Not controversy.

Not argument.

Not labels.

Not doctrines debated in comment sections.

Not theological trigger words.

Jesus.

The Jesus they already love.

The Jesus they already trust.

The Jesus they already worship.

The Jesus who holds the universe together with the word of His power.

We begin with Him.

And everything else unfolds from there.

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I. WHEN YOU START WITH JESUS, EVERY HEART OPENS

So I ask a simple question:

Who is like God?

Not yet the name.

Not yet the title.

Not yet the concept.

Just the question.

And suddenly the air changes.

It is not a doctrinal debate anymore.

It is worship.

It is wonder.

It is the ancient cry of heaven.

Then I shift the focus where hearts feel safe:

Who is Jesus?

And every believer’s inner posture softens.

Because there is no fear in the presence of Christ.

So I ask:

Is Jesus eternal?

And they say — Yes.

Is Jesus YHWH, the I AM of the burning bush?

And they say — Yes.

Is Jesus the visible revelation of the invisible God?

And they say — Yes.

Does Jesus command the angels of heaven?

Of course.

Is Jesus worshiped by angels?

Always.

Does Jesus appear in the Old Testament?

And the curious ones lean forward.

Now the heart is open.

The mind is receptive.

The ground is holy.

And the fear has vanished.

Because we are talking about Him.

Only Him.

Always Him.

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II. THE STORY THAT OPENS EVERY MIND

Then I take them to Joshua 5.

Not Daniel.

Not Revelation.

Not Jude.

A safe place.

A familiar place.

A place with no theological landmines.

A place every Christian respects.

Joshua is alone.

The night is still.

Jericho stands like a fortress of arrogance before God.

And suddenly—

A Man stands before him

with a drawn sword.

Joshua, the soldier, steps forward.

“Are You for us or for our enemies?”

The answer does not fit inside human categories:

“No. But as Commander of the LORD’s army, I have now come.”

Stop.

Just stop.

Let the weight of that sink in.

Then the text reveals three things only one Being in the universe can claim:

Joshua falls face-down in worship.

And the Commander receives it.

Joshua is told to remove his shoes.

Because the ground is holy.

And the One speaking bears the authority of YHWH Himself.

This is not Gabriel.

Not Michael as a creature.

Not an ordinary messenger.

This is the Son of God

before Bethlehem.

Before shepherds.

Before swaddling clothes.

This is the Christ who stands revealed as the Captain of heaven’s armies.

Now I ask—not to teach, but to invite:

Who is this Commander?

Who receives worship?

Who declares ground holy?

Who stands in the place of God?

Their eyes begin to widen.

Not in fear.

In wonder.

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III. A QUESTION THAT GENTLY UNLOCKS THE HEART

Then I ask the question that makes the walls fall gently:

“If Jesus appears in the Old Testament,

what name does He use?”

And you can feel it.

The shift in the room.

The release of pressure.

The mind opening.

No one argues with this.

No one resists.

No one feels threatened.

Because we are not giving an answer.

We are opening a window.

If Jesus is the Commander,

does Scripture ever give the Commander a title?”

Their mind begins searching Scripture…

connecting stories they never connected…

not because they were told,

but because they are discovering.

And discovery always opens the spirit.

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IV. BUILDING CURIOSITY WITH THEIR OWN BELIEFS

Before I ever speak the name Michael,

I take them deeper into what they already know:

Who commanded angels at the resurrection?

Jesus.

Who confronted Satan to His face in the wilderness?

Jesus.

Who is the Warrior-King of Revelation 19?

Jesus.

Whose voice raises the dead?

Jesus.

Who stands for God’s people in the time of trouble?