Jesus, A Reason to Celebrate - Part 705

Who will I say has sent me? This was the question asked by Moses when conversing with the Lord about the exodus from Egypt. We can read about this incident in the Old Testament of the Bible. Therein, Moses was essentially asking the Lord "who shall I say has sent me?" He knew that this question would be foremost in Pharaoh's mind when they met. Pharaoh being the Egyptian ruler of the day.

The question again. "Who will I say to Pharaoh has sent me?" The answer? I AM.

You see, God our Creator is one Spirit. One Lord. And this one Spirit fills all the heavens and earth. Indeed, God is before all things (self existing) and without God there is nothing that would be created. Here, God is a Father. Our heavenly Father in creation. But the God that we know did not stop exhibiting His love for us -- even in creation.

Indeed, from the beginning, His plan of salvation included becoming flesh -- as a Son - out of the bosom of the Father so that we might have salvation. The same God as a Son, the only "begotten" Son as referred to in John 3:16.  As the scriptures attest, the Son-ship of God was never apart or singled out as a separate entity from the Spirit of God. The Word that was in the beginning was with God and was God  which later became flesh. (John 1:1-14)

Yes, the Father was manifest in the flesh. Jesus is the Seed of the Holy Spirit. And because Jesus is the very Seed of the Holy Spirit it also means that Jesus is the Holy Spirit. In other words, the life in the veins of Jesus' body was the life of the Seed of the Holy Spirit.

Further, Jesus is the Word of God. God's Word. One cannot separate words from the person whose words they are. And the words spoken by Jesus are the very words of God’s counsel, for God surely did counsel with Himself prior to our universe being brought forth. In creation, God made man an earthly image of Himself. But unfortunately, man (Adam and Eve) side-stepped God’s original plan for humanity. This has left us wandering aimlessly and for many, questioning our very existence.

In the Garden of Eden, we became estranged from the wisdom and knowledge of God. As a consequence, each and every one of us have become like sheep that have gone astray. We have turned inwardly to the foolish imaginations of our wandering minds. This, in turn has made us sheep without a Shepherd. But it doesn't have to be that way. The Shepherd loved us from the beginning. He desired to have a personal relationship with His creation. You and I.

Therefore, when we accept Jesus into our hearts and believe on Him-- the King of kings -- our heavenly Father in the flesh -- Jehovah of the old that is Jesus in the new -- we have both seen and handled eternal life - life abundant that can only come forth from the innermost being of God. The good news gospel that Jesus never fails. The plan of salvation that God decided even before the foundation of the world was shaped. And He did so in order that you and I might live life as it was intended. In the fullness of His grace and love.

Love everlasting that gives us a reason to celebrate. Praise Jesus today. Stand in the offering plate.