Who Is This Jesus?
The Bible, from cover to cover,
addresses the question,
"Who is this Jesus?''
Consider the themes
of these books from the Bible:
In Genesis,
He is the Creator God.
In Exodus,
He is the Redeemer.
In Leviticus,
He is your sanctification.
In Numbers,
He is your guide.
In Deuteronomy,
He is your teacher.
In Joshua,
He is the mighty conqueror.
In Judges,
He gives victory over enemies.
In Ruth,
He is your kinsman, your lover,
your redeemer.
In I Samuel,
he is the root of Jesse;
In 2 Samuel,
He is the Son of David.
In 1 Kings and 2 Kings,
He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
In 1st and 2nd Chronicles,
He is your intercessor and High Priest.
In Ezra,
He is your temple, your house of worship.
In Nehemiah,
He is your mighty wall, protecting you from
your enemies.
In Esther,
He stands in the gap to deliver you from your
enemies.
In Job,
He is the arbitrator who not only understands
your struggles, but
He can do something about them.
In Psalms,
He is your song and your reason to sing.
In Proverbs,
He is your wisdom, helping you make
sense
of life and live it successfully.
In Ecclesiastes,
He is your purpose, delivering you from vanity.
In Song of Solomon,
He is your lover, your Rose of Sharon.
In Isaiah,
He is the mighty counselor,
the prince of peace,
the everlasting Father,
and more.
In Jeremiah,
He is your balm of Gilead, the soothing salve
for your sin sick
soul.
In Lamentations,
He is the ever faithful one
upon whom you can depend.
In Ezekiel,
He is your wheel in the middle of a wheel--
the one who assures that dry,
dead bones will come alive again.
In Daniel,
He is the ancient of days,
the everlasting God who never runs
out of time.
In Hosea,
He is your faithful lover,
always beckoning you to come back--
even when you have abandoned Him.
In Joel,
He is your refuge,
keeping you safe in times
of trouble.
In Amos,
He is the husbandman,
the one you can depend on
to stay by your side.
In Obadiah,
He is Lord of the Kingdom.
In Jonah,
He is your salvation,
bringing you back within His will.
In Micah,
He is judge of the nation.
In Nahum,
He is the jealous God.
In Habakkuk,
He is the Holy One.
In Zephaniah,
He is the witness.
In Haggai,
He overthrows the enemies
In Zechariah,
He is Lord of Hosts.
In Matthew,
He is king of the Jews.
In Mark,
He is the servant.
In Luke,
He is the Son of Man,
feeling what you feel.
In John,
He is the Son of God.
In Acts,
He is Savior of the world.
In Romans,
He is the righteousness of God.
In I Corinthians,
He is the rock that followed Israel.
In II Corinthians,
He the triumphant one,
giving victory.
In Galatians,
He is your liberty;
He sets you free.
In Ephesians,
He is head of the Church.
In Philippians,
He is your joy.
In Colossians,
He is your completeness.
In I Thessalonians,
He is your hope.
In I Timothy,
He is your faith.
In II Timothy,
He is your stability.
In Philemon,
He is your benefactor.
In Hebrews,
He is your perfection.
In James,
He is the power behind your faith.
In I Peter,
He is your example.
In II Peter,
He is your purity.
In I John,
He is your life.
In II John,
He is your pattern.
In III John,
He is your motivation.
In Jude,
He is the foundation of your faith.
In Revelation,
He is your coming King as
"King of kings and Lord of lords!"
From the beginning of the world
to its end,
there is no place you can look
and not see Jesus.
He is everywhere. He is everything.
``He is before all things,
and in Him all things hold together.''
(Colossians 1:17)
One Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village.
He worked in a carpenter shop until He was
thirty.
He then became an itinerant preacher.
He never held an office.
He never had a family or owned a house.
He didn't go to college.
He had no credentials but Himself...
Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and
today, He is the central figure of the human
race.
All the armies that ever marched,
and all the navies that ever sailed,
all the parliaments that ever sat,
and all the kings that ever reigned have not
affected the life of man on this earth as much as
that
One Solitary Life.