I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE - PART THREE

God was in the world and the world was made by Him! John the apostle declared that our hands have handled the Word of Life. For the life was manifested and we have seen Him and we declare unto you that eternal life was with the Father, Certainly, the truth of who Jesus quickly becomes evident from His question to Mary and Joseph, "Do you not know that I must be about my Father’s business?"

Jesus is the child of the Holy Spirit, the fetus coming forth from the Promised New Seed. Two seeds - the first seed deposited into Eve and the other seed into Abraham. As a  consequence, the fetus is conceived by the Spirit of God who fathered Jesus, who being the express image of God, and in Whom all the Fullness of the Godhead dwells. Recall Jesus remarks to Philip who had accompanied Jesus for three years. Philip said to Jesus, "Show us the Father and we will be satisfied."

Jesus' response to Philip was, "Have I been so long time with you Philip and yet you have not known Me? He that has seen Me has seen the Father. Why are you saying, show us the Father?"

Unfortunately, the same lack of understanding when it comes to the Godhead appears to be the case today. Many are searching to find God. But the unseen invisible God is now visible in the face of Jesus, who is the brightness of God’s glory, the express image of His person. When Jesus walked on earth as a man, there was no beauty that we should desire Him. He had no form or comeliness. His physical appearance was indistinguishable, and like the others. In fact, you would have not picked Him out in a crowd. He had been clothed in Mary’s womb in fashion as a man.

Jesus was tempted like all others who wear the apparel of Adam’s fallen offspring. However, He did not sin. Sin did not have dominion over Him, for He walked in the Spirit, thereby not fulfilling the lusts of Mary’s generational fallen flesh. Instead, Jesus was Holy and un-defiled. Separate from sinners yet reaching out to them with no condemning view. For He not come to condemn the world but that the lost through Him could be saved. Redemption required a payment in full of a subject at least equal to the debt that had first enveloped man into slavery.

But in the beginning, Adam sinned. Thereby, death passed through Adam into his offspring - us. In order for humans to be redeemed, payment required that a holy righteous man die ! One who was completely pure - the Lord of Glory. Only God was willing to sacrifice His own body. His natural sin adorned body which had not succumbed to sin and neither was any guile found in His mouth willingly laid down His Life to save lost souls. God commended His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners He, as a Son, laid down His life for us.

He, the just one paying the price in full for the unjust. His body more marred than any other body, and yet He endured all pain and agony. The question is why? The answer? Because the love of Jesus, His love, means more than anything. None of His bones were broken. The reason being that the bones were the bones of the fetus, the child of the Holy Spirit who had never ever sinned. But the body capable of fleshly sin was to be marred beyond recognition.

He, in his own body, bore our sins nailing our sin to a tree. His body was cursed! Still, He took our curse upon Himself. He substituted His righteous body, robing Himself with our garments of sin. The whosoever will in His righteous robes, setting us free, and as a consequence, redeeming us from all of our sin. Beloved, we are the sons of God redeemed by the grace of God, brought back to where we can fellowship with the LORD GOD OUR SAVIOUR.

Factually, Heaven has decreed that there is no other name under Heaven given among men whereby one can be saved! Recall Paul, (formerly known as Saul) whilst journeying on route to Damascus, and intent on bringing chaos into believers lives, was suddenly confronted by a Light and a Voice. From within the Light the voice, saying to Saul, "Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?" It is hard for one to kick against their conscience. Paul, now being in the throws of bewilderment utters, "Who are you Lord?" The Lord introduces Himself, saying, "I AM JESUS."

God's name is assuredly Jesus.This is confirmed in Isaiah which saith that the Holy Spirit child would be called Wonderful, Councillor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. Rather than seeking another identity, believe that if you do not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sin. Believe in our Lord God and Saviour Jesus today. Stand in the offering plate.