He is Jesus!
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and in the day of eternity. Amen.” II Peter 3:18
Prophets foretold His birth centuries before it occurred. An angel appeared to His mother to announce the miracle of his conception.
His Father chose as His mother an unknown maiden with a heart inclined to God and ready to surrender herself to God’s will.
He left His heavenly home to come into a world that seemed to have no room for Him.
He was born in Bethlehem to fulfill prophecy of His royal birth.
And yet, He was born in the humblest of circumstances in order to identify fully with humankind and because He had no intention of becoming an earthly King.
His birth was celebrated by angels and accompanied by a phenomenal Heavenly star to proclaim His deity.
Modest working men were the first to hear of His coming, demonstrating that no wealth is necessary to know Him.
Wise men of wealth and position travelled from far away to bring gifts to Him and worship the One whose birth could be seen in the Heavens, showing that He was and is the King of Kings.
He astonished the learned scholars in the temple at a young age, demonstrating that He is the Word made flesh.
He healed sickness, demonstrating His compassion and His power over human frailty.
He raised the dead, demonstrating His power over death and the coming end of sorrow.
He multiplied the provisions of men, taking care of earthly need and demonstrating that God can take what we offer and do more with it that we could imagine.
He walked on water and calmed the storm, demonstrating His supremacy over all created things and what we call the “laws of nature.”
He taught with authority because He was the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
He taught profound truth through the simplicity of parables so that all people and even children could understand.
He wept at the sorrow of death and the rejection of God’s plan in demonstration of His incarnation. He is Emmanuel, God with us,… in grief, in sorrow, in rejection, and in loss.
He demonstrated humility in washing the feet of His own disciples.
He foretold His own death and resurrection and the denial of one of His closest followers.
He chose God’s will for Himself and submitted to a mockery of a trial so that He could take our guilt.
He was beaten, despised, humiliated and condemned so that we could be redeemed.
He carried much more than a heavy wooden cross on His back. He carried the weight of the sin of all mankind.
The hands that blessed and healed were nailed to a cross.
The beautiful feet that had carried the message of God’s love and mercy were pierced so that He could carry our sin to the mercy seat.
The heart that beat with more love than you or I could fathom was stilled as He gave up His life so that we could have life everlasting.
He commited His spirit to God and spoke the words of victory that echo through eternity: “It is finished!”
“He was in the beginning with God, and with Him everything that was created was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”
He is life, and He came to give life. And yet, he endured death, and darkness, and Hell.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
He did not stay in the tomb. He was no longer there, for He had risen, just as He said.
He appeared to Mary, to his disciples, and to other followers. He was not bound by death or by the walls of a tomb. He is alive!
He told His followers that he must leave so that the Holy Spirit could come and inhabit the hearts of all believers.
He told them what he would be doing while they were apart. He is preparing a place in Heaven, reigning as Sovereign Lord at the right hand of God the Father, and praying for believers.
He gave them their mission: “Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world.”
He is with us. He is praying for us. He is preparing a place for us.
He is still changing lives, touching hearts, and healing hurts.
He is the Savior of the world.
He is the Redeemer whose love for mankind could not be crucified.
He is the Lord of All.
He is the beginning and the end.
He is the Bridegroom.
He is the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.
He is the Living Water, bringing unquenchable life.
He is the King of glory, the hope of mankind, and the joy of man’s desiring.
He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
He is Jesus!
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