“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognise Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, not of human decision or husband’s will, but born of God.  The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” – John 1:1-5, 9-14 NIV

INTRODUCTION

This month we would like to take a journey through the Holy Scriptures and find out who is the Lord Jesus Christ, whose name we bear as Christians and what is said about Him throughout the Bible.

The story of Jesus is not confined to the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Jesus is as visible on the first page as the last. He is as present in the Garden of Eden as He is in the garden tomb. The entire story points to Him. Jesus Himself affirms this when He said, “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me” – John 5:39.  Enjoy and share with others.

• In Genesis 3:15; 49:10 He is the Seed of the woman of Shiloh
• In Exodus 12:3 He is the Passover Lamb
• In Leviticus 8:7-9 He is the Anointed High Priest
• In Numbers 21:8; 24:17 He is the Star of Jacob and brazen serpent
• In Deuteronomy 18:15; 32:4 He is the Prophet like Moses and great Rock
• In Joshua 5:14 He is the Captain of the Lord’s host.
• In Judges 2:1 He is the messenger of Jehovah
• In Ruth 2:1 He is the Kinsman-Redeemer
• In 1 Samuel 2:10 He is the Great Judge
• In 2 Samuel 7:13 He is the Seed of David
• In 1 Kings 8:15, 26 He is Lord God of Israel
• In 2 Kings 19:15 He is the God of the cherubim
• In 1 Chronicles 16:35 He is the God of our salvation
• In 2 Chronicles 20:6 He is the God of our fathers
• In Ezra 1:2 He is the Lord of Heaven and Earth
• In Nehemiah 1:5 He is the Covenant-keeping God
• In Esther He is the God of providence
• In Job 19:25 He is the risen and returning Redeemer
• In Psalms 2:1, 7, 12; 16:10; 23:1; 24:7-10 He is the Anointed Son, the Holy One, the Good Shepherd and the King of Glory
• In Proverbs 8 He is the Wisdom of God
• In Ecclesiastes He is the One above the Sun
• In Songs of Solomon 5:10; 16 He is the Chiefest among 10,000 and altogether lovely
• In Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; 52:13; 53:3 He is the Virgin-born Emmanuel; Child and Son; Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace; Righteous Servant, and Man of Sorrows
• In Lamentations 3:22, 23, 31-33 He is the faithful and compassionate God

• In Ezekiel He is the ever present Lord
• In Daniel 2:34; 3:25; 7:13 He is the Smiting Stone, Son of God and Son of man
• In Hosea 13:9, 14 He is the King of the resurrection
• In Joel 2:28-32; 2:11: 3:2, 9-17 He is the God of the battle and giver of the Spirit
• In Amos 4:13; 7-9 He is the God of hosts and the Plumbline
• In Obadiah 1:8, 15 He is the Destroyer of the proud
• In Jonah 2:10; 3:1; 4:9-11 He is the risen Prophet, God of second choice, The long-suffering one
• In Micah 4:1-5; 5:2; 7:18, 19 He is the God of Jacob, the Bethlehemite and the pardoning God
• In Nahum 2:2, 15 He is the avenging God and the bringer of good tidings
• In Habakkuk 1:12, 13; 2:14; 3:13 He is the everlasting pure, glorious and anointed one
• In Zephaniah 3:15 He is the King of Israel
• In Haggai 2:7 He is the Desire of all nations
• In Zechariah 3:8; 6:12,13; 9:9; 12:10; 14:9 He is the Branch, builder of Temple, King of Triumphal entry, pierced one, King of the earth
• Malachi 3:16 He is the Lord of remembrance
• In Matthew 2:2; 27:37 He is the King of the Jews
• In Mark 9:35; 10:43, 44 He is the Servant
• In Luke 2:40, 52; 9:22, 56, 58; 22:48 He is the Perfect man
• In John 1:1-5, 20:28, 31 He is the Eternal God
• In Acts 1:9 He is the Ascended Lord
• In Romans 10:4 He is the Lord our Righteousness
• In 1 Corinthians 15 He is our Resurrection
• In 2 Corinthians 1:3 He is God of all comfort
• In Galatians 4:4, 5 He is the Redeemer from the Law
• In Ephesians 1:22; 2:20; 5:23; 4:7, 8 He is the Head of the Church and giver of gifts
• In Philippians 1:19; 4:19; 2:5-8 He is the Supplier of every need and obedient servant
• In Colossians 1:19; 2:9 He is the Fullness of the Godhead
• In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 5:2, 23 He is the coming Christ
• In 2 Thessalonians 2:8 He is the consuming Christ
• In 1 Timothy 2:15; 3:16; 1:15 He is the Mediator and Saviour of sinners
• In 2 Timothy 4:8; 3:16, 17 He is the Righteous and rewarding judge and author of scripture
• In Titus 1:3; 2:10, 13: 3:4 He is Our Great God and Saviour
• In Philemon is the Payer of our debt
• In Hebrews
• 1:2 He is the appointed Heir of all things
• 1:4; 3:3 He is the One better than the Prophets and angels
• 2:10; 5:9; 12:2 He is the Captain of our salvation
• 2:17; 3:1; 4:14 He is the merciful and faithful High Priest
• 7:25-27; 9:24 He is the Great Intercessor
• 12:24 He is the Mediator of the new Covenant
• 13:20 He is the Great Shepherd of the sheep
• In 1 Peter 1:19; 2:21-24; 5:4; 3:22 He is the Unblemished Lamb, great example, chief shepherd and Lord of Glory
• In 2 Peter 1:17 He is the Beloved Son
• In 1 John 1:1; 2:1-2; 3:8; 4:15; 5:5 He is the Word of Life, advocate , propitiation and Son of God
• In 2 John 1:3 He is the Son of the Father
• In 3 John 1:4, 8 He is the Truth
• In Jude 1:1, 25 He is the Preserver and the only wise God
• In Revelation
• 1:8; 5 :5 He is the Alpha and Omega & the Lion of Judah
• 5:7; 6:17 He is the slain and angry Lamb
• 19:16 He is the King of Kings
• 22:16 He is the bright and morning Star

May you be led by the Holy Spirit to receive Christ as your Lord and personal saviour according to John 1:12-13

Prayer.

Dear Lord Jesus,
I admit that I am not right with you and I ask for forgiveness of my sins.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that You are the Lord and Saviour of my Life. Thank you for saving me. AMEN

Stay Blessed!

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By Dr Joyce Aryee, the author