Jesus Is

 

One of the questions that I hear asked the most about Jesus is exactly who is Jesus. It was a question in the days that Jesus was on the earth and it is a question today.

 

I believe that the question is answered at the birth of Jesus.

 

Isaiah in chapter nine gives a prophecy about the coming Messiah.

 

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

 

Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor.

 

Jesus is the extraordinary one who gives purpose. Jesus is the one who can and does give our lives purpose. He is the only one who can give purpose because He is eternal and only, He can give eternal purpose. Everybody and everything else is temporary and thus gives temporary purpose. Jesus came to give purpose to now and for eternity.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is living out God’s eternal purpose for our lives.  

 

Jesus is Mighty God.

 

Jesus is the All-Powerful One True Creator.

 

Jesus is all-powerful. He showed it by healing incurable diseases, by quieting storms, multiplying small amounts of food to feed thousands, and bringing people back to life from death. He can restore, redeem, and reconcile because He is the One True Creator.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing Jesus as the all-powerful Creator who restores us to who we were created to be.

 

Jesus is the Everlasting Father.

 

Jesus is the Eternal Founder of the Family.

 

John tells us in John 1 that Jesus, the Word, was with God in the beginning, that He was God in the beginning. Jesus, the Son of God, did not come into existence in Bethlehem. Jesus is eternal. In John 10:30 Jesus says that He and the Father are one. Jesus is not just a godly human being; He is God in the flesh.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing Jesus as the one and only eternal God.

 

Jesus is the Prince of Peace.

 

Jesus is the One Who Produces Peace.

 

Jesus is the one who will rule our lives with peace when we surrender our lives to Him. The word peace here is the Hebrew word shalom. It means a peace in the midst of conflict or chaos or difficulties. The world’s peace is based on circumstances being such that it produces peace. God’s peace is based on Him and His reign in our lives with peace.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the peace of God in our lives daily.

 

In Luke 2:11 the angel announces to the shepherds, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

 

Jesus is the Savior.

 

Jesus came to rescue humanity from the penalty and power of sin. Sin causes us to be separated from God and be spiritually dead. Jesus as Savior brings us to God and gives us life.

 

Jesus is Christ or Messiah.

 

Jesus is the anointed one. He is anointed to be our deliverer from sin.

 

Jesus is the Lord.

 

Jesus came to be the sole ruling authority of our lives.

 

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing Jesus as the One who has been anointed to be the One who delivers us from sin and rules as the authority in our lives.

 

In Matthew 1:21 the angel tells Joseph that the son that Mary will have is to be named Jesus. Jesus means Jehovah is Salvation. Jesus is God in the flesh who will show the world that God wants all people to be saved from sin and come to know Him as their Father and Lord.

 

Jesus is not just the reason for the season; Jesus is the reason for everything.

 

Celebrating the Coming of Jesus by

 Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,

                                                       Joe