Monday, March 28, 2016

NAMES OF JESUS - JOHN CHAPTER 1


The Word, The Light, The Lamb of God
Who takes away the sin of the world.
John gives us these terms for Jesus
His name banner forever unfurled.
The Son of God existing forever,
The Word who spoke & all was created.
The Son of Man dwelt among men
and was the Light who illuminated.
The darkness that held man captive
Could not quench the Light of Jesus.
He came to die as the Lamb of God
In the place of sinners and frees us.

The moonlight Jesus created to illuminate the night pierces the darkness to enable us to see and avoid obstacles in our way such as the tree in the picture. Jesus is the Light that pierces the darkness of our hearts with His radiance. When we allow this Light to dispel the darkness of our sin and trust in Jesus, He transfuses life where we were once dead. John gives us several names for Jesus each of which peel away another layer of Jesus’ character. As the Word, He created everything there is. As the Light, He enables us to see our way and His truth. As the Lamb of God, He was the perfect sacrifice for our sin. As the Son of Man, He shows us in a way we can understand, exactly Who God is. As the Life, He is our everything – our breath, our blood, our heartbeat.

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