Jesus Christ is my God!
Issued 25.07.2009
The Father and the Son
God has revealed Himself as the Father and the Son so that we could learn to love Him. If you love God you have got the most precious treasure of all the treasures!
The commandment of love
The ability to love God is the greatest happiness and property. When giving us His ten commandments He wanted to prove us that we don't love Him. If we loved there would be no need to tell us to love. Loving God is obeying His commands and they are not burdensome for us, if we love Him.
The commandment, "love", has inspired many to trying to live according to the Commandments of God. Self-confidently they have thought that "yes, I can". That enthusiasm and effort is a good thing, but it is a bad thing if they don't admit they failed to fulfil the commandments. Do you suffer from your inability to love God?
Love between two persons can teach to others what is love. God had to become man so that we could learn to love. God has the Son so that the love between God the Father and His only Son would teach us to love God.
The ability to love God is the greatest happiness and property. When giving us His ten commandments He wanted to prove us that we don't love Him. If we loved there would be no need to tell us to love. Loving God is obeying His commands and they are not burdensome for us, if we love Him.
The commandment, "love", has inspired many to trying to live according to the Commandments of God. Self-confidently they have thought that "yes, I can". That enthusiasm and effort is a good thing, but it is a bad thing if they don't admit they failed to fulfil the commandments. Do you suffer from your inability to love God?
Love between two persons can teach to others what is love. God had to become man so that we could learn to love. God has the Son so that the love between God the Father and His only Son would teach us to love God.
God is One
Many don't accept that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God. They give mathematic reasons for their opinion. They say that one cannot be equal to two or three. How wise they are! When they don't accept Jesus as the Son of God they refuse to learn to love God.
The Bible tells about the phases of God and His Word as follows. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Joh.1:1 Jesus is the Word of God. The whole universe has been created through Him. The Word that came out from the mouth of God was like "Big Bang". This Word became man in Jesus.
"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." Joh.1:14
When Jesus was a human being He had made Himself of no reputation of divine glory. He was born from a sinful woman, Mary, which made Him into a true man. Therefore He said that the Father is greater than I. However this doesn't prevent us from confessing Jesus Christ to be God, if we understand who He is. If you confess Him to be God, it is the same if you believe that He rose from the dead.
Jesus died and rose up and returned to His original position as the Word of God. Additionally He still is the Son of Man in His glorified resurrection body. When He has finished His ruling work, He will return to His original position in God. "Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all." 1 Co.15:24,28
God is One, but for your sake He has appeared as the Father and the Son. If you refuse to see God as the Father and the Son, He will stay a hidden God to you.
Many don't accept that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God. They give mathematic reasons for their opinion. They say that one cannot be equal to two or three. How wise they are! When they don't accept Jesus as the Son of God they refuse to learn to love God.
The Bible tells about the phases of God and His Word as follows. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Joh.1:1 Jesus is the Word of God. The whole universe has been created through Him. The Word that came out from the mouth of God was like "Big Bang". This Word became man in Jesus.
"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." Joh.1:14
When Jesus was a human being He had made Himself of no reputation of divine glory. He was born from a sinful woman, Mary, which made Him into a true man. Therefore He said that the Father is greater than I. However this doesn't prevent us from confessing Jesus Christ to be God, if we understand who He is. If you confess Him to be God, it is the same if you believe that He rose from the dead.
Jesus died and rose up and returned to His original position as the Word of God. Additionally He still is the Son of Man in His glorified resurrection body. When He has finished His ruling work, He will return to His original position in God. "Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all." 1 Co.15:24,28
God is One, but for your sake He has appeared as the Father and the Son. If you refuse to see God as the Father and the Son, He will stay a hidden God to you.
Childlike people can learn to love
God has hidden Himself from the wise, because they don't receive a revelation, but they themselves want to explore and to find the truth. Instead God has revealed Himself to childlike minded people, who believe the testimony of a reliable person without further reasoning.
"In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in your sight. All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.'" Lu.10:21-22
God the Father bears witness of Jesus to you and He bears witness of His Father to you. Do you hear? How could you hear, if you are so wise you think that it is impossible that God could have a son. Many times a voice came out from the heaven and said about Jesus: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" Mt.17:5 Also today you can hear this same testimony with the ears of your spirit - if you are not wise and prudent.
If you understood that God the Father loves Jesus, you can also notice how Jesus loved His Father. Out of love for His Father Jesus was obedient to Him in everything. His love was tested many times, but He overcame all the trials. When Jesus took our guilt on Himself in Gethsemane, it was a difficult moment. Then He prayed: "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." Mt.26:39
When Jesus died, the sun was darkened, the earth quaked and the rocks were split. What did God the Father feel at that moment? "My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!" He gave His beloved Son to be the sacrifice for our sins. In that way He loved us, but now don't think about it, but think about His love toward Jesus. The Son was obedient to His Father to the point of death.
The heart of God the Father was moved because of the love of Jesus so much that He gave Jesus all power in heaven and on earth. Also you will do the same as God the Father and give Jesus all power in your life, if you truely understand what He did for you.
God has hidden Himself from the wise, because they don't receive a revelation, but they themselves want to explore and to find the truth. Instead God has revealed Himself to childlike minded people, who believe the testimony of a reliable person without further reasoning.
"In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in your sight. All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.'" Lu.10:21-22
God the Father bears witness of Jesus to you and He bears witness of His Father to you. Do you hear? How could you hear, if you are so wise you think that it is impossible that God could have a son. Many times a voice came out from the heaven and said about Jesus: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" Mt.17:5 Also today you can hear this same testimony with the ears of your spirit - if you are not wise and prudent.
If you understood that God the Father loves Jesus, you can also notice how Jesus loved His Father. Out of love for His Father Jesus was obedient to Him in everything. His love was tested many times, but He overcame all the trials. When Jesus took our guilt on Himself in Gethsemane, it was a difficult moment. Then He prayed: "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." Mt.26:39
When Jesus died, the sun was darkened, the earth quaked and the rocks were split. What did God the Father feel at that moment? "My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!" He gave His beloved Son to be the sacrifice for our sins. In that way He loved us, but now don't think about it, but think about His love toward Jesus. The Son was obedient to His Father to the point of death.
The heart of God the Father was moved because of the love of Jesus so much that He gave Jesus all power in heaven and on earth. Also you will do the same as God the Father and give Jesus all power in your life, if you truely understand what He did for you.
God sacrificed His Son
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. But gave, for what? Did He give His Son to be mocked by bad people and to their violence? Yes, but it is not enough. God the Father told us by Abraham what He was to do. He said to Abraham: "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." Ge.22:2
Isaac was especially beloved, because Abraham and Sarah had got him after a long time of childlessness. He was very unique, because he had been born according to God's promise from the ninety years old Sarah. However God asked him to take his knife and to slain his dear son.
Golgotha is in the land of Moriah, where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. God asked Abraham to do what He did Himself. He sacrificed on Golgotha His only Son, whom He loved. God slew His Son so that you could be saved. God left His Son exposed to His own wrath. That is enough to atone our sin! Therefore in the heaven this praise is shouted: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!" Re.5:12
When Jesus had taken our guilt upon Himself on Gethsemane, He felt how He lost the connection to His Father. On the cross He experienced how God hated Him due to our sins. The wrath of God darkened Golgotha in the middle of the day. On the cross Jesus experienced how God's wrath penetrated His pure soul and He cried out: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mt.27:46
God the Father looked down from the heaven at His beloved Son, who was hanging on the cross having the guilt of our sins on Him. There were set one upon another, what God most loved and hated, Jesus and our sins. Although the Father saw His dear Son under our sins, He didn't close His eyes to our judgment, but He allowed His Son to be met with His wrath. He had no mercy on sin - not even because of His most beloved.
While experiencing God's wrath Jesus didn't lose His love to His Father, but before dying He cried out: "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." Lu.23:46
When Jesus died the veil of the temple of God was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked and the rocks were split, because the heart of God the Father was broken for His Son. Behold! The Lamb of God who took away your sin!
Do you know God's fire, glow of His love that bursted into flames on Golgotha? Do you see impetuosity of His face when He raised His dear Son up from Hades?
Do you see the radiant face of God the Father, when Jesus returns to Him after His resurrection? What a wonderful triumph when the Father exalted His Son to His Throne and made all things in the universe subject to Him. "Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Fil.2:11
All in their turn have to confess that Jesus Christ is true God. However only confessing the facts saves nobody, but obedience to the Truth working through love. Therefore enemies of your salvation do their best so that you would not experience the love between God the Father and Jesus. If you don't experience that love, you don't get strength to obey God.
God the Father didn't spare His Son from His judgment, when your sins were upon Him. So much He hates your evilness. Look at God's love and His anger at the same time and you will be changed. After that also you won't spare your bad ego, but you deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Jesus.
Many believe that Jesus experienced on the cross only the hate of the devil, bad people and demons. They refuse to see the fact that He was struck by God there. They don't want to talk about God's wrath related to the atonement work, but only about God's love. In this way they take away the power of the greatest event ever happened in the universe.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. But gave, for what? Did He give His Son to be mocked by bad people and to their violence? Yes, but it is not enough. God the Father told us by Abraham what He was to do. He said to Abraham: "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." Ge.22:2
Isaac was especially beloved, because Abraham and Sarah had got him after a long time of childlessness. He was very unique, because he had been born according to God's promise from the ninety years old Sarah. However God asked him to take his knife and to slain his dear son.
Golgotha is in the land of Moriah, where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. God asked Abraham to do what He did Himself. He sacrificed on Golgotha His only Son, whom He loved. God slew His Son so that you could be saved. God left His Son exposed to His own wrath. That is enough to atone our sin! Therefore in the heaven this praise is shouted: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!" Re.5:12
When Jesus had taken our guilt upon Himself on Gethsemane, He felt how He lost the connection to His Father. On the cross He experienced how God hated Him due to our sins. The wrath of God darkened Golgotha in the middle of the day. On the cross Jesus experienced how God's wrath penetrated His pure soul and He cried out: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Mt.27:46
God the Father looked down from the heaven at His beloved Son, who was hanging on the cross having the guilt of our sins on Him. There were set one upon another, what God most loved and hated, Jesus and our sins. Although the Father saw His dear Son under our sins, He didn't close His eyes to our judgment, but He allowed His Son to be met with His wrath. He had no mercy on sin - not even because of His most beloved.
While experiencing God's wrath Jesus didn't lose His love to His Father, but before dying He cried out: "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." Lu.23:46
When Jesus died the veil of the temple of God was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked and the rocks were split, because the heart of God the Father was broken for His Son. Behold! The Lamb of God who took away your sin!
Do you know God's fire, glow of His love that bursted into flames on Golgotha? Do you see impetuosity of His face when He raised His dear Son up from Hades?
Do you see the radiant face of God the Father, when Jesus returns to Him after His resurrection? What a wonderful triumph when the Father exalted His Son to His Throne and made all things in the universe subject to Him. "Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Fil.2:11
All in their turn have to confess that Jesus Christ is true God. However only confessing the facts saves nobody, but obedience to the Truth working through love. Therefore enemies of your salvation do their best so that you would not experience the love between God the Father and Jesus. If you don't experience that love, you don't get strength to obey God.
God the Father didn't spare His Son from His judgment, when your sins were upon Him. So much He hates your evilness. Look at God's love and His anger at the same time and you will be changed. After that also you won't spare your bad ego, but you deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Jesus.
Many believe that Jesus experienced on the cross only the hate of the devil, bad people and demons. They refuse to see the fact that He was struck by God there. They don't want to talk about God's wrath related to the atonement work, but only about God's love. In this way they take away the power of the greatest event ever happened in the universe.
To be in Jesus Christ
Death and Hades couldn't keep Jesus under their power, because He was pure and innocent. God can save you from death, because Jesus took your judgment on Himself and paid God your sin debts. God the Father shows to you His love toward Jesus because He wants to draw you into the sphere of Their love. You are allowed to experience that God the Father loves you as He loves His Son, Jesus and only for His sake.
However maybe you would like to experience that He would love you for the sake of you yourself and not only for the sake of Jesus. You can experience it if you confess to be an enemy of God. The high price was not paid for you because you were so worthy but because God is so good that He loves also His enemies. Don't allow the high ransom lead you to believe that God would love you as a proud, greedy and selfish person.
God loved you as His enemy, when He sent Jesus to atone your sins. It is God's love towards you yourself. Are you able to receive the love shown toward an enemy or do you demand God to love you for the sake of your own goodness? If you demand that, you don't accept the gospel of God.
In the Bible there is used the phrase "to be in Jesus Christ." For instance: "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus." Ro.8:1 What does it mean to be "in Him"? This kind of phrase doesn't belong to daily talking. How could one person be in another person? It is not possible otherwise than in divine love. God the Father loves you for the sake of Jesus Christ. He sees His Son in you, if Jesus lives in you.
Those who belong to Jesus have got the access into the sphere of love between God the Father and Jesus. "And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." Joh.17:22-23
As long as we remain in God's love we stay in this wonderful unity of love. Just for this staying in love Jesus prays for His own: "Sanctify them by Your truth." Remaining in God's truth separates us for God's love. Love and truth have become one thing in Jesus Christ. So then, they are no longer two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Many believe they have got forgiveness of their sins by the atonement work of Jesus, but they refuse to live according to the teachings of Jesus. In this way they try to separate God's love and His truth from each other. How can they at the same time despise His teachings and love Him? Could there be any other reason than that they have not received God's love in Jesus Christ or they have lost the love they received?
More than anything else guard your heart to remain in the love of God. Many confess Jesus with their mouth, but by their actions they deny Him, because their heart doesn't love God. "Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father." 1Jo.2:23-24
No man can give you love towards God, but the Holy Spirit gives it into your heart when looking at the love between the Father and the Son. Therefore now pray to God that you would be allowed to be set on fire by His love.
Death and Hades couldn't keep Jesus under their power, because He was pure and innocent. God can save you from death, because Jesus took your judgment on Himself and paid God your sin debts. God the Father shows to you His love toward Jesus because He wants to draw you into the sphere of Their love. You are allowed to experience that God the Father loves you as He loves His Son, Jesus and only for His sake.
However maybe you would like to experience that He would love you for the sake of you yourself and not only for the sake of Jesus. You can experience it if you confess to be an enemy of God. The high price was not paid for you because you were so worthy but because God is so good that He loves also His enemies. Don't allow the high ransom lead you to believe that God would love you as a proud, greedy and selfish person.
God loved you as His enemy, when He sent Jesus to atone your sins. It is God's love towards you yourself. Are you able to receive the love shown toward an enemy or do you demand God to love you for the sake of your own goodness? If you demand that, you don't accept the gospel of God.
In the Bible there is used the phrase "to be in Jesus Christ." For instance: "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus." Ro.8:1 What does it mean to be "in Him"? This kind of phrase doesn't belong to daily talking. How could one person be in another person? It is not possible otherwise than in divine love. God the Father loves you for the sake of Jesus Christ. He sees His Son in you, if Jesus lives in you.
Those who belong to Jesus have got the access into the sphere of love between God the Father and Jesus. "And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." Joh.17:22-23
As long as we remain in God's love we stay in this wonderful unity of love. Just for this staying in love Jesus prays for His own: "Sanctify them by Your truth." Remaining in God's truth separates us for God's love. Love and truth have become one thing in Jesus Christ. So then, they are no longer two but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Many believe they have got forgiveness of their sins by the atonement work of Jesus, but they refuse to live according to the teachings of Jesus. In this way they try to separate God's love and His truth from each other. How can they at the same time despise His teachings and love Him? Could there be any other reason than that they have not received God's love in Jesus Christ or they have lost the love they received?
More than anything else guard your heart to remain in the love of God. Many confess Jesus with their mouth, but by their actions they deny Him, because their heart doesn't love God. "Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father." 1Jo.2:23-24
No man can give you love towards God, but the Holy Spirit gives it into your heart when looking at the love between the Father and the Son. Therefore now pray to God that you would be allowed to be set on fire by His love.
The Bible version used in references is NKJV