Jesus is God Manifest in the Flesh - Part 773

In the beginning God! (Genesis 1:1) In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God ... and the Word became flesh. (John 1:1-18) "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." (I Timothy 3:16) "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matthew 1:23)

Therefore, the Lord is our CREATOR, REDEEMER and KING. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end. When Thomas said, "My Lord and my God" he knew who Jesus was. He knew that the dominion of the Lord is an everlasting dominion. He also knew that the Lord Jesus is the very same God who created man in the beginning -- the very same God who became our Saviour so that man could be redeemed.

The Lord Jesus by His death on the cross purchased us unto Himself. The Lord Jesus -- God in the flesh -- became man's only Saviour. Why? Because He that knew no sin had to become sin so that we could be set free from the bondage of sin that entangles us from enjoying His perfect rest.

Imagine the Lord Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords sacrificed Himself for our redemption. And the Lord Jesus did so because we are precious to Him. It is He who has loved us with an everlasting love and He did so even before He shaped the world. It is this same Lord Jesus who comforts us when we believe on Him by faith. The same Lord Jesus that gathers the offspring of His SEED from the north, south, east and west and then guarantees that His promise is not only for us but to our offspring and those that are afar off as well.

Jesus  -- the one and only God created all things, whether these things be seen or unseen. As part of His plan of salvation, He has called us into His righteousness. He sustains us in our day to day, regardless of the situation. Why? Because our Lord Jesus has revealed Himself to us in form as the only "begotten" son for an everlasting covenant, bequeathing to us a promised inheritance.

An inheritance that is promised to one and all who call upon His name -- the precious name of Jesus. As such, the Lord Jesus has made us a redeemed people. A people who were not formally a people but are now because we know the name of our God and Saviour. In the last days, we have not forgotten His name.

We know this from Acts chapter two, and more specifically Acts ACTS 2:38-42, better known as the first alter call. Read these scriptures for yourself and be set free, as the first 3,000 did. Stand in the offering plate.