Isaiah 42:1-3
Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged
till he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his law.
Hebrews 1:3-4
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.
After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
John 12:
28 Father, glorify your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”
30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?
Who is this Son of Man?”
All the questions had been asked before. “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?” [Mark 6:2]
Luke 9:
18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”
20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
23 And he said to all,
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
Who IS this Jesus?
We ask even now, who is Jesus? What man of flesh and blood has ever been raised from the dead? Who has more than five hundred witnesses of His resurrection that men might die rather than deny that Jesus IS… Jesus was not just a son of man like other men, Jesus IS the very Image of the One God!
He IS the Existing One, the I AM, Jehovah, LORD!
No man has ever demonstrated the very power of God on earth as did Jesus. Yet for us, the evidence of Jesus’ power and Jesus’ miracles are the fullness of the Lord’s compassion and love for those who are still sinners.
No man can stand before a Holy God. No good work can replace the sins of our measured mortal days.
It took God Himself to come to us as a Perfect Sacrifice for our sins.
Christ Jesus IS the Living God sacrificed for our sins, for this is the love offers for us.
Jesus suffered as a man, despised and rejected by those He came to save. He became the Lamb of God, the Perfect Sacrifice given for our sins. Christ died. Jesus was buried… just like you and I will be buried. His lifeless flesh was put in a tomb and laid to rest…
He was sinless,
Unlike you and me.
He suffered yet more.
He died as a man does die.
He became sin on a cross.
The Perfect Priest became a Sacrifice.
He IS the Lamb of God.
What love has the LORD for us, that God our Heavenly Father would send His only Son to the Cross for the sins of the world.
Yet Jesus IS now, risen from the grave after three days separated from God the Father by death. A Perfect Son of Man sacrificed and redeemed. He IS and will return in victory, not only over death but over all sin and unrighteousness.
Are you prepared to meet Christ Jesus?
Jesus will judge every soul, separating those for eternal reward from souls receiving punishment for evil.
Are you ready for the resurrection of the last day?
Praise to our Lord Jesus Christ for bearing our sin on the Cross.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Jesus Christ IS LORD!
