Christ In The Bible
The Bible, from cover to cover,
addresses the
question,
"WHO IS THIS JESUS?''
Consider the themes of the sixty-six books:
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 1 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 gate
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 1
Corinthians,
He is the Rock that followed
Israel.
In 2 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 1 Thessalonians, He is your Hope.
In 1 Timothy, He is your Faith.
In 2 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 1
Peter, He is your Example.
In 2 Peter, He is your Purity.
In 1 John, He is your Life.
In 2 John, He is your Pattern.
In 3 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)
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