Jesus - My Saviour God to Me - Part 672

God descended and man ascended but throughout the pages of history, God continually revealed Himself as a faithful creator. As our Lord God and Saviour. As our redeemer and friend if only we would repent and ask Him into our life. At no point did God ever turn away from His creation. 

This is why we can be assured that our Lord God did not send someone else to suffer the pain and agony of the cross. Instead, this same God -- our heavenly Father who created man and woman in the beginning -- loved you and I enough to leave His place in glory -- taking upon Himself the form of a servant -- so that we could experience His peace -- His mercy -- His salvation. 

Equally notable, the decision to shed His precious holy blood on a Roman cross for our sins had been decided before the world was formed. He knew that He would have to die a cruel death as a Son. Not that He as a Son did anything to deserve such a cruel punishment. But rather that we -- His human creation -- could never adhere to the Law.

So when Jesus stood before the judge to be tried -- falsely accused by the religious of the day -- He did so because of His abundant love for us. In other words, God did not send another. He came Himself as the only "begotten" of the Father. With regard to the cross, the scriptures state, "But this cometh to pass, that the Word might be fulfilled that is written in their law -- [that is] -- they hated me without a cause." (John 15:25) 

Even when the judge found no fault in Jesus, openly declaring that Jesus was undeserving of any judicial penalty, Jesus' accusers wanted Him dead. The accusers not only mocked but they scoffed at Jesus, whipped Him, spat at Him and pulled at His beard prior to placing a crown of thorns upon His head. These same accusers also made a Roman cross for Him to carry to the place named Golgotha where He was crucified. 

Still, God was in the man Jesus. The fullness of the Godhead dwelt bodily in Jesus. In fact, Jesus was the two Seeds of promise given by the Holy Spirit of God. The promise being “that the seed of a woman would bruise the serpent’s head.” (Note: the serpent here refers to the devil or satan -- sometimes called lucifer or the deceiver) 

The promise was fulfilled by Jesus at Calvary, when Jesus laid down His natural life. Yes, He offered His life as a sacrificial substitution offering. Jesus who was perfect in every sense -- and had never sinned even once gave up His life for man’s redemption, providing an opportunity for Adam’s prone to sin race to return to our Lord God and Saviour.

The Spirit indwelling Jesus being God who for our sakes manifested Himself as a Son - the Holy Spirit veiled in flesh. All the fullness of the Godhead did dwell within that body. Yes, all that God is as a Son was manifested in that body. What do the scriptures state?

If you have seen me, said Jesus, then you have seen the Father. I and My Father are ONE. The same God who made the world was in the world. Jesus is the wisdom - the Word of God. The book of John records that he had seen and handled the Word of Life. The Word of life referred to here is Jesus.

Jesus, as a man was crucified and buried, rising again the third day. The Holy Spirit who indwelt the man Jesus, raised the man Jesus from death prior to the body of Jesus entering the state of corruption. The Holy Spirit saying that He would not leave “His body" to see corruption.

We then learn that the Holy Spirit of God is a quickening (living) Spirit. This is why Jesus arose from the tomb not as one of Adam’s descendants. Rather, Jesus died and was raised to life by a new Adam - the new Adam being the Lord Himself. Jesus was still clothed in flesh but it was a new kind of flesh - a spiritual flesh!

Yes, Jesus still had bones but Jesus had no longer blood sustaining His life. The life within Jesus was eternal spirit life. Still Jesus spoke as before. He was recognizable as before. The body of Jesus was the Holy Spirit body, for it was God who had laid aside His glory for our sakes. 

In other words, there is no greater love story. Ask Jesus to reign in your life today. Be thankful that our Lord God and Saviour loved us enough to pay the price once and for all. Read His Word. Stand in the offering plate.