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Jesus, God in the flesh, died in the place of guilty sinners. He was buried but rose again. Turn from your sin and trust Jesus alone for the gift of eternal life.
Jesus:
The first word in the Gospel message I presented in my last post is Jesus:
“you shall call His name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins (Mat. 1:21). “And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and of peace there will be no end (Is. 9:6-7a). “so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Phil. 2:10). “ ‘I [Jesus] am the First and the Last, and the Living One; I died, and behold, I am alive forevermore! And I have the keys of Death and Hades [Hell]” (Rev. 1: 17b-18). “ ‘Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing’” (Rev. 5:12b). “. . . called Faithful and True . . . the name by which He is called is the Word of God . . . on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Rev. 19:11b; 13b; 16). (Brackets mine).
This is our Jesus. Incredible, right?
God in the Flesh:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn. 1: 1; 14a). “ ‘I [Jesus] and the Father are one” (Jn. 10:30). “Thomas said to Him [Jesus] , ‘My Lord and my God!’” (Jn. 20:28) (Brackets mine).
God, the great Creator, Who made the sun, moon, stars, trees, flowers, animals, every atom in our bodies, Who keeps every cell of every living thing working and in order, Who holds each of our lives in His hand, Whose nature we cannot possibly comprehend or fathom, the essence of truth and righteousness—this God became a Man. A human being to live among other human beings—mortals, wretches, worms—wrought with the strife and cares of humanity, burdened with the pains and struggles of life under the curse. God became human. God in the flesh.
Today, meditate on the name Jesus and allow yourself to be filled with wonder and awe as you appreciate that Jesus, God in the flesh, became a human being.
In the next few weeks, we’ll look at what Jesus did for guilty sinners.
Read the entire series here.
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Used by permission. All rights reserved.