Who is Jesus
This is the question we are asking over the next two weeks as we seek to behold Jesus for who He really is this advent season. This Sunday we will look at the deity of Christ and the following week we will look at His humanity. I want to encourage you to invite people to our Sunday gatherings who you may know are searching for what is true.
What did we learn this past week about Jesus? Isaiah shared more than 700 years before the first advent names of the Savior, which speak to who He is. He is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace and the Sovereign King.
Wonderful Counselor(9.6)
People seek after meaning, purpose for their lives and answers to their problems finding empty wells and solutions. Jesus is the answer, our wisdom, the meaning to life, and the only solution to our problems. He knows all things! He knows what is best for you! We need wise counsel, but we also need the power to do what is right and best.
Mighty God (9.6)
He is all powerful. He has full divine power to act on our behalf (creative and resurrection power). He has power to defeat sin, destroy Satan, kill death, heal people, raise the dead, snatch people from hell and answer prayers. He is power beyond power.
Everlasting Father (9.6)
He is literally the Father of Eternity. He is a Son and a Father. He is the Father of eternal life.
Prince of Peace(9.6)
This is what men want and need – peace. Ephesians 2.14 says, Jesus is our peace. He brings peace to hearts, peace between man and God and peace between others. He will bring those who belong to Him forever into His kingdom of peace which is coming soon.
Sovereign King(9.6, 7)
Jesus is the rightful King of the coming Kingdom of God. He is the King of all!
Jesus came once from heaven, born in a manger to die a sinner’s death on a cross, He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. While here on earth Jesus said, I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life (John 8.12). This is who we celebrate this advent. Jesus, the light of the world! Jesus has called us, His church, to reflect the light of His glory, to be a city on a hill, to be the light of the world, as we wait in hope for Him to come again and to reign forever.
