Jesus,The Great I AM!

Exodus,3.13 -16.{NIV} 

Moses is running away from his people, the Israelites, because as a man, he had seen the suffering of his people and tried to deliver them from the Egyptian bondage by the arm of flesh. This led to a serious problem as the very people he tried to deliver rose against him and to deliver him self from their anger, Moses ran to Median plains and decides to keep himself busy with sheep keeping. In the spiritual realm, God develops interest in Moses probably, because He sees the desire to end Egyptian captivity for the Israelites. While Moses is still busy keeping sheep in the backside of the desert, God decides to reveal Himself to Moses. First God captures the attention of Moses through the burning bush which was not being consumed. Please note that burning bushed in the desert is not a new phenomena because due to intense heat of the desert, occasionally fire breaks out in bushes. However, in the case of the bush that captured the attention of Moses, the bush was not being consumed like in the case of other bush fires. When Moses drew near to see what storage sight was this, a bush burning and is not consumed, God decides to speak from among the burning bush. God introduces Himself to Moses in a way he could understand and tells him that He is the God of Abraham, Isaack and Jacob. In other words, He is not a new and strange God who has come to replace the God of his fore fathers. Moses demands to know more about this God of his father for whom he tried to fight and deliver His people from Egyptian bondage. Then God reveals to Moses the fact that, He is Who He is. In other words, He is the same. He does not change. He is the solution to every question. He is what He has been. Jesus much later when He was talking to the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, He tells them, before Abraham was, He was. And that He is who He Is. That is Jesus is The I AM. It is Jesus who delivered the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage .It is Jesus who commanded the nation of Israel to victory over the nations which rose against them. Jesus is the I AM. Who is Jesus to you today?

Jesus,The Power And Wisdom of God.

 

1Corinthians;1;18-24.(NIV)

Although God does not wish any to perish, when you look keenly in the scriptures, there seems there are those destined to perish. That is why the Bible talks about the son of perdition, those who are perishing, and so forth. The message of the cross is foolishness to the people of the kind mentioned above. However, to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. The message of the cross is; that Christ died, Christ was buried, and that on the third day he arose from the grave for the grave could not lay hold on Him. He arose! He has risen!Hallelujah!This is the summary of the message of the cross. Now the big question is; where is the scholar? where is the philosopher of this age? God has made the wisdom of this age foolishness. Now through the preaching of the power of God, the Gospel, God has saved those who believe. However, we have to be aware of the Jewish and Greek mindsets. The Jewish mindset demands a sign, and the Greek mindset demands wisdom. You don't have to be a Jew or Greek by birth to have this kind of mindset. There are those who say they will believe in Jesus if they see a miracle or if they see a sign. They put a condition before God so as to believe Him. Yet all that needs to be known about God has been made plain to all through the created things, His invisible qualities can be seen through the created things. (Romans;1;20)

Furthermore, others demand that the word of God measure up to their expectations, especially, there earthily wisdom. They want God to appeal to their senses before they can believe Him. This is foolishness in the sight of God. The message is very clear and is written in black and white; that Christ died on the cross, He was buried, on the third day He arose with great triumph, He appeared to about five hundred disciples, and He has also appeared to me! and He will come again on the last day at the shout of the archangel. (1 Corinthians 15;3-8)To those whom God has called, Christ is the Power of God. He is also the Wisdom of God.Who is Jesus to you today?

Jesus,The High Priest.

Hebrews;7;11-28;8;1-6.(NIV)

Perfection of which God requires in us cannot be achieved through the old Testament Levitical order.Levites in the Old Testament were drawn from the tribe of Levi.Due to continued failure of the priests in the Old Testament,it became necessary for God to institute a new order of priesthood,this time in the order of Melchizedek.When there is a change of priesthood,there has to be a change of Law.Our Lord ,Jesus is descended from te tribe of Judah and Moses did not say anything about priests from that tribe.Therefore,Jesus becomes a priest not by regulations but on the basis of indestructible life.Jesus is the High priest in the order of Melchizedek,who had no beginning or end,Melchizedek is mentioned twice in the old Testsment,Genesis;14;18,and Psalm;110;4.Evidently,Melchizedek was a gentile king who worshiped the true God.He was the King of Salem and also served as priest.In Jewish customs,a king was not supporsed to serve also as a priest.Jesus now in the order of Melkizedek,would serve in both offices and consequently,He would be superior to the priests of the Levitical order who were limited by short life span.Jesus holds the position of High Priest for ever,unchangeably.Unlike the leviticle priests who were not allowed to sit down while performing there duty,Jesus the High Priest in the new order has sat down at the right hand of the magesty in heaven.He serves in a sanctuary not man made.He has offered himself once and for all.He interceeds for us.He cares about our weakneses.He is merciful.He is the mediator of the new covenant.This covenant has better promises.He is your priest.Join Him today in His priestly work as He prays for you.You are His assignment today.He is working out every thing for your good as He seeks to fulfil the promises of the New covenant through you.

                

Jesus,The Seed of The Woman.

In this Photo;Background;Golgotha ,Jerusalem,Old City,where the Seed of the Woman was crucified.

Genesis;3;11-24.(NIV)

Let us flash back and join God in the begining and see what is happenning few days after God has created man in His own image and likeness.God has just finished creating everithing and everything is in perfect contition.Man,who has just been created in the image and likeness of God is putn to be the steward of all creation.He is given instructions on how to conduct himself in the Garden.Man disobeys his creator and goes ahead and eats the forbiden fruit from the tree of Knowlege of Good and Evil.In the Garden of Eden ,which ,if viewed from Eden is in the east of Eden,there are two important trees;the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil,and the Tree of Life.Man had been given instruction not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.He had been give the right to eat from any tree in the Garden including the tree of Life,except the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.However ,man has been preocupied by the forbiden tree,and consequently,the devil has used this preocupation to decieve man in desobeying the Lord God Almighty.When God discoveres about this deception,He comes looking for man in the Garden.I hear Him thurdering among the gloriously green and tall trees and asking ;whre are you Adam?God is persuing them lovingly with outstretched arms,but Adam full of guilt is getting deeper in the thicket running away from his loving creator.I hear the man answering back to the Lord God Almighty shiveringly, overwhelmed by guilt and saying;The woman you put here with me,is the problem,she has just given me some of the fruit from the tree ,and have already swallowed it,rather I have already eaten it.In  simple terms,Adam is telling his creator,he has already disobeyed him.God in love spares the man the curse but curses the serpent and the ground,however,man is to pay through hard labour and the woman through painful child bearing.Our God is a just God.He has given a fair virdict.He does not stop at that,He provides a solution to the problem man has created.God says there will be enemity between the seed of the woman and the Seed of the Serpent.The seed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent and the serpent will strike the heel of the seed of woman.This has occured on the cross when Jesus is crucified.The serpent is crushed his head.That is why Peter in his epistles says the devil is like a roariong lion looking for someone to devour.When we believe in Jesus,the seed of the woman,the devil is crused for our sake.Then Jesus ushers us to the Tree of life.To get to the Tree of Life one has to pass through The Tree of redemption.The tree of redenption nulifies the effect of the Tree of Kowledge of Good and Evil.

Jesus,The Good Shepherd.

 

John;10;11( N I V )

Jesus boldly declares who he is in relation to us being the sheep. He makes it clear that He is the good shepherd. This shows us that there are bad shepherds. Jeremiah the prophet talked about them in Jeremiah;23;1-4. The prophet declares woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of His pasture. He gives a verdict to these shepherds and says because you have scattered and driven away my flock and have not cared for the flock, the Lord will punish them for the evil they have done. The Lord himself will intern gather them to the pasture. This reflects the word of God through apostle Peter when he says Jesus is the chief shepherd, pastors on the other hand are under shepherd and are accountable to the chief shepherd. Jesus sets the example and says He is the good shepherd. As a good Shepherd He takes the lead to lead the flock to the pasture and to the still waters. In Jewish culture, shepherds used to go ahead of the flock and the flock would follow the shepherd. It is time believers learned to follow the shepherd as the shepherd follows the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. In our generation, we have people who will hardly follow. They want to lead. They even want to lead the shepherd.That's how we have a generation that behaves like it is in competition with itself. If there is no sense of leadership, the people have no direction, and competition sets in. This kingdom is not about competition. It is about peace,joy, and righteousness. It is not about eating and drinking.It is about power in the Holy Spirit.We need the good shepherd because the wolves are in the rampage.They want to scatter the sheep out of selfish ambitions in order to feast on the flock.The Good Shepherd will scare the wolf away with His staff and guarantee your safety,only if you follow Him.Now the big question is ;who is your Good Shepherd?And ;who is your shepherd?Are you following or are you competing?Do you have under shepherd who is accountable to the Good Shepherd?Or are you scattered and have been preyed on by the wolves?The Good Shepherd is still on the lead.Dare to follow Him and you will find pasture,still waters,safety and rest for your soul.

Jesus,The Gate .

 

Ref; John;10;1-10.

Jesus uses figures of speech here to explain a key truth about the kingdom of God which 

He stands for, and has been preaching about since the time John the Baptist baptized Him and 

witnessed about Him, that He is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 

There are key terms associated with these figures of speech. For example; sheep pen, shepherd, gate,

 thief, robber, watchman. Speaking the truth in love, Jesus puts it clear that the man who does not enter

 the sheep by the gate is a thief and robber. A question now is triggered in our minds; what is the

 difference between a thief and a robber? What makes them bad or good? A robber is 

someone who commits robbery according to the Oxford dictionary. Robbery is a crime of 

taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, the threat of force, or by putting the victim 

in fear. A thief will pick something when they are hiding to avoid being seen. A  gate is a 

hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge. Jesus entered the sheep 

pen by the gate. He is also the gate. He enters and goes out with a catch, all who belong to Him.

He leads them out and they follow Him for they know His voice and they will never follow a

 stranger. The place He enters is the house of Israel. He rescues them from the consequences of the law

 , Judaism and all forms of dead religion. He then becomes the gate into the kingdom of God and also

 shepherded to all those he rescues. Jesus goes ahead to explain the mission of the thief, steal, kill and

 destroy. Those who enter by Him, they find salvation. They find life and they have it in full.

Life is measurable. It is determined by how you enter. If you enter life by Jesus, who is the gate to

 life, you will get it in full. You find salvation for your souls. Are you struggling to have the life God

 promised? The solution is to enter life by the Gate, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

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Jesus,The Bread of Life.

 

Ref; John;6;25-59.

Jesus is dealing with slippery people. They call Him Rabbi today and tomorrow they call Him a prophet. These are not bad titles to associate with our Master but what Jesus is seeking for is not people to know his titles, but rather the title reveals his person and consequently the title leads us to His person. They are calling him all these questions not because they love Him or are interested in Him, They want more bread because the bread Jesus had provided previously has now gone out of their system. Whatever miracle Jesus does, it points to His person, His nature, and his character. Jesus refocuses the minds of the people and at least for once, they ask the right question; "what must we do to do the works God requires."This is the big question. Jews wanted to do the works of God but they were not interested in God and the one He had sent. This is a trap of the enemy to pre-occupy oneself with works for the work's sake but ignore the Master of all creation. The real work is to work on our unbelief, fear doubt, skepticism, preconceived ideas, and take the word of God to be true in our lives. It is to believe in the written word of God and the living word, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Instead of us looking for bread or asking Him for bread, He is the bread! If one needs healing, He is the healer. You have Him you have what you need.