Who Jesus Is

April 2

From the first book in the Bible to the last, it is affirmed that Jesus is God. In Genesis 1:26, we are told, “And God said, Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness…” which is a clear indication of the triune nature of the Almighty that will unfold through the scriptures. In Revelation 1:8, John says of Him that He is, “…Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending saith the Lord who was and is and is to come, the Almighty.”

In Acts 10:43, Luke, the companion who accompanied Paul on his journeys says of Jesus, “All the prophets testify about Jesus that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.” This statement begs the question, ‘How can any mere mortal be the vessel through whom salvation is poured?’ 'How can a man forgive sins?' And the only viable conclusion is, ‘That vessel is God Himself.’

A clarification of that extraordinary revelation comes in Paul’s letter to believers where he states, “Once made perfect, Jesus became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him” Hebrews 5:9. The perfection Paul attests to here is the perfect sacrifice that Christ was. Paul explains further in Hebrews 9:12 that it was not, “…the blood of goats and calves, but His own blood…by which He obtained eternal redemption for us.”

This is an astounding truth, for who could conceive in his wildest imagination that the Author of Creation (see John 1:1-3) would assume human flesh, dwell among us, suffer, die and arise from the grave in order to assure fallen man that he might rejoice because his name is written down in in Heaven even as Jesus said (see Luke 10:20). Our salvation experience is the culminating verification of who Jesus is!