We Need Fear Nothing!

January 19

Jesus is one with the Father. That truth is central to the Christian faith. That truth is the essence of what differentiates Christianity from Judaism from which it is an off-shoot and from Islam, the world’s third monotheistic religion. Of course, there are myriad other differences, but that one is basic and non-negotiable.

Because Jesus and the Father are one, we can accept the veracity of Christ’s deity. We know that when John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God,” that reference is to Jesus and His unity with the Father.

If we go all the way back to Genesis 1:26 where Moses, the first Jewish author of the Old Testament spoke of the nature of God, we see words that affirm the triune nature of God: “Let US make man in OUR image; after OUR likeness, let us make him.” With the understanding of WHO Jesus is, of the greatness of His person and the matchlessness of His power, may we embrace to ourselves the wonderful words of John 10:27-29…

“My sheep know My voice. I know them and they follow Me. I give them eternal life and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them from My hand. My Father is greater than all and no one can snatch them from My Father’s hand.” When we have given our lives to Jesus, allowed Him to be our Savior and Lord, we are secure for evermore. He is one with the Father, the Creator and Maintainer of the universe. None is greater than He—we need fear nothing!