Essentially, Jesus!

"Jesus Christ did not come into this world to make bad people good; he came into this world to make dead people live."  - Lee Strobel

If we are to make any attempt to clarify the relationship between Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, God, and man, we must first carefully, and in humble dependence on the grace of God, examine the information provided to us in both the Old and the New Testament.

It was prophesied by the Prophets of old who testified to the coming of the Christ or Messiah, that He would be a person who might be considered to have a contradictory personality; and someone totally unlike anyone before.

Consequently, before His coming, the Jews knew that the Messiah was to be born to a Virgin (Isaiah 7:14), and was to be hated and rejected by men (Isaiah 53:3). He was to come as a Teacher (John 3:2), Priest (Hebrews 2:17; 4:14), and King (Luke 1:30-33). He had been revealed to them as the Lord of David (Matthew 22:45) and the Son of David (Matthew 1:1; 9:27).

He was also be known as the Master (John 13:13), to rule, and the Servant (Philippians 2:7), to obey; the Priest and the Victim, the King, and the Subject; as rich and as poor. He would be Conqueror over His enemies, and surrendering His life in sacrifice.

Simply put, He was promised as God to Redeem (Psalm 19:14), and as man to obey and suffer (2 Corinthians 5:21). Now I ask, "Do you believe in, and have you received Jesus, the Son of Mary and the Son of God as your anointed Prophet, Priest, and King?"

Jesus received the gifts of grace not for Himself, but for His people. Can you look to Him, and trust in Him as the Prince who should come, who has come, and who will come again, to gather up His people to Himself? (Mark 13:27)

Take this opportunity today, right now, to look at Him! Trust in Him, and in all your thoughts, reflections, and prayers upon His names and titles (some of which we have seen here). And may you draw closer to Him, gaining a bigger and clearer idea of His glorious perfections!

Scripture: John 14:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; John 1:1; John 1:14; John 8:12

Prayer: Dear Jesus, may You glorify me in your own presence, and your light shine on me always, amen.

Bless you always,

Brielle