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Who
is Jesus?
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 Ist Samuel, he is the root of Jesse.
In 2nd Samuel, He is the son of David.
In 1st Kings and 2nd 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 has the power to 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 the 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 short, He's
everything you need.
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 Malachi, He is the Lord who does not change.
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 1st Corinthians, He is the rock that followed
Israel.
In 2nd Corinthians, He is 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 1st Thessalonians, He is your hope.
In 2nd Thessalonians, He is the Lord of peace.
In 1st Timothy, He is your faith.
In 2nd Timothy, He is your stability.
In Titus, He is our great God and Savior.
In Philemon, He is your benefactor.
In Hebrews, He is your perfection.
In James, He is the power behind your faith.
In 1st Peter, He is your example.
In 2nd Peter, He is your purity.
In 1st John, He is your life.
In 2nd John, He is your pattern.
In 3rd John, He is your motivation.
In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.
In the Revelation, He is your coming king.
From the beginning of the world to its end,
there is no place you can look and not see Jesus.
He is every where. He is everything.
"He is before all things, and in Him all things
hold together."
Colossians 1:17)
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