Who Are You Lord? - Part 515

Who are you Lord? This question is repeatedly asked in the scriptures. Even today, it is amazing how many people worship today not knowing to whom their worship is directed. Even Jesus said “you worship [but] you know not what!”

Jesus said to His disciples and by extension the generations of people following Him, “ Have I been so long time with you and yet you have not known me? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. So why then are you saying show us the Father and we will  be satisfied."

Further, there are  those religious institutions that try to extract a name from the old covenant. Indeed, these institutions insert vowels into the letters “YWVH” to produce a name for their Hebrew God -- even though the outcome is an incommunicable name. In some ways, the expression that one "can't see the forest for the trees" is applicable here.

The new covenant (or New Testament) is a fulfilment of the prophecies in the Old Testament. This is where we begin to see the fullness of God revealed in the flesh. I Timothy 3:16 in the King James version states: "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." Even in the more recent translation of Today's New International version, the same scripture states: "Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great. He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory."

The point is this. God knew that all the blood sacrifices in the Old Testament could not save us. And even though people loved God with all their hearts, souls and minds, there was none who could make the sacrifice so that each and every one of us could be saved. So what did God Almighty -- the same God who created us and loved us as His own -- do? He became flesh and let His humanity die on a cross for you and I.

This is why we call His name Jesus. For He alone shall save His people from their sins.
When Saul of Tarsus was met on the road by a bright light and a voice, what happened? The voice asked, "Saul , Saul why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you kick against your conscience."

Saul responded with the same question that many of us ask, prior to asking Jesus into our life. That is, "Who are you?" In introducing Himself, He said, “I AM Jesus." Jesus -- His name above every other name in both heaven or earth. Indeed, there is no salvation in any other name. It is at the name of Jesus that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.

All things were made by Him. Yes, in the beginning God. Paul said that the God of their fathers met him on the road to Damascus. What is His name? JESUS.