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“You always were what you are going to be, it just hasn’t happened yet.” (P2P)
John 1 NKJV
1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
34 “And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
John 3
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 4:42 (And) … “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
John 19:19 ¶ Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Jesus always was what He is going to be, it just hasn’t happened yet.
Revelation 21:2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 19:9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
Ephesians 5:32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
The Holy Bible goes into great detail concerning the unfolding revelation of Jesus Christ. In other words, God revealed Jesus to mankind through the Holy Scriptures, one step at a time. Allow me to conclude:
In the beginning, Jesus was The Word.
He was always with God.
At His birth in Nazareth, the Word became flesh, and The Only Begotten Son of God was born.
During His earthly life, Jesus showed us the Father.
He said, “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.”
At His death on the cross, Jesus became The Savior of the World.
At the resurrection, Jesus became the King of Glory.
After the rapture of the Church, in heaven, Jesus will marry His Bride, and He will be our Beloved Husband.
The Word; The Only Begotten Son; The Savior of the World; The King of Glory; and My Beloved …
That’s what He has always been … “I am my beloved’s and He is mine. His desire is towards me and His banner over me is love!” (Song of Solomon)
Why does this matter, because today He is our King, Lord, and Master, and we need to respect who He is today. He has given us orders as our King:
Matthew 28 NKJV
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
“I’ve been promoted!”
My new authority is out of this world …
Now here are my orders …
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
What does it mean to go and make disciples of all nations? It’s called the Great Commission. We will be talking about this all week with our children and the workers who come to VBS.
But for now …
Do you know Jesus or do you only know about Him?
You can know Him personally … He wants to be your Savior and King.
He has invited you to be His Bride; there is a wedding invitation with your name on it … you can RSVP today.
Say yes to Jesus!
He will keep His covenant and love you forever.
