Discover Jesus
For there is one God, and one mediator between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5).
Man doesn’t know reality until he finds Jesus,
the Son of the living God. But who exactly
is Jesus, the man of Galilee?
First, He’s the Word-incarnate. This is an amazing
truth. Think about it: Your word is the expression
of who you are. It’s the expression of your views,
opinions, thoughts, emotions, and ideas. In the same
way, the Word of God is the totality of God’s thoughts,
ideas, opinions, will, and emotions. John 1:14 tells us
that God’s Word was personified, and the result was
the man, Jesus: “And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us….”
He’s the expression of the thoughts, will, and
emotions of God. His laughter was God laughing; His
smiles were the smiles of God. When He stretched out
His hand, that was God stretching out His hand. When
He loved, that was God’s love manifested. Everything
He did was the expression of God.
Secondly, He’s the expression of God’s person.
This means He’s the character and essence of God.
The Bible tells us something beautiful about Him
in Hebrews 1:3: “Who being the brightness of his
glory, and the express image of his person….” He’s
the perfect personification of the abstract idealism of
God. In the world, the term, “God” doesn’t convey a
person; it conveys an idea. God doesn’t make sense
to the human mind, because they can’t find or define
Him. The Bible, however, presents Jesus as God’s
perfect imprint, the icon of the unseen God.
Thirdly, Jesus Christ is the glory of the Father.
He’s the outshining of the Father’s glory. What does
this mean? Imagine the filament of a light bulb. When
electric current passes through, it glows. The filament
is like the Father: He’s the power, but the outshining
is Jesus; He’s the radiance or light that comes from
the Father.
The world doesn’t understand why we can be
so passionate about the man, Jesus. Until you know
Jesus, God will only be an idea to you. Your search,
stops when you meet this awesome, glorious, Lord of
heaven and earth. That’s why we tell people, “Discover
Jesus!” When you discover Him, you discover reality;
you discover life.
Confession
As Jesus is, so am I; I’m one with Him! In Him I live, and move
and have my being. I have His righteousness, life, and nature
in me. I’m the effulgence of His glory and the express image of
His person. Therefore, I think, act, and live as His perfect
representation. Hallelujah!
Further study:
Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1:1-4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 4:27-54
1 Kings 2-3
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 9:2-13