it's always been Jesus!

our pastor read this the weekend before Christmas as our hearts and minds were focused on the birth of our Savior. i hope it moves you as it has moved me...


there is a name above every name that we have come to worship. that name is JESUS. God has promised He will never leave us or forsake us, and in Christ, God revealed His faithfulness to us from the beginning of time:


in Genesis--Jesus is the Ram at Abraham's altar;
in Exodus--He's the Passover Lamb;
in Leviticus--He is the High Priest;
in Numbers--He's the Cloud by day and Pillar of Fire by night;
in Deuteronomy--He's the City of our Refuge;
in Ruth--He is our Kinsman Redeemer;
in I & II Samuel--He is our Trusted Prophet; and
in Kings and Chronicles--He's our reigning King;
in Ezra--He's our faithful Scribe;
in Nehemiah--He's the Rebuilder of everything that is broken;
in Job--He's our Redeemer who ever liveth;
in Proverbs & Ecclesiastes--He's our Wisdom; and
in The Song of Solomon--He's the beautiful Bridegroom;
in Isaiah--He's the suffering Servant;
in Jeremiah & Lamentations--it is Jesus who is the weeping Prophet;
in Daniel--He's the fourth man in the midst of the fiery furnace;
in Amos--He's our Burden Bearer;
in Obadiah--Our Savior; and
in Micah--He's the Messenger with beautiful feet;
in Habakkuk--He is the Watchman that is ever praying for revival;
in Haggai--He is the Restorer of our lost heritage;
in Zachariah--He is our Fountain; and
in Malachi--He is the Son of righteousness with healing in His wings;
in Matthew--He is the Christ the Son of the Living God;
in Mark--He is the Miracle Worker;
in Luke--He's the Son of Man; and
in John--He's the Door by which every one of us must enter;
in Acts--He is the Shining Light that appears to Saul on the road to Damascus;
in Romans--He is our Justifier;
in I Corinthians--Our Resurrection;
in II Corinthians--Our Sin Bearer;
in Galatians--He is Amazing Grace;
in Ephesians--He is our Unsearchable Riches;
in Philippians--He is a slave obedient onto death;
in Colossians--He's the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
in I & II Thessalonians--He is our soon coming King;
in I & II Timothy--He is the Mediator between God and man;
in Titus--He is our blessed Hope;
in Philemon--He's a Friend that sticks closer than any brother; and
in Hebrews--He's the blood of the everlasting covenant;
in James--it is the Lord who heals the sick;
in I & II Peter--He is the chief Shepherd;
in I, II, & III John--it is Jesus who has the tenderness of love;
in Jude--He is the Lord coming with 10,000 saints; and
in Revelation--Lift up your eyes, Church, for your redemption draweth nigh, He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

it's Jesus from beginning to end!

Amen! may this bless you in your walk with God.

-p