Experience Jesus
Let
us acquaint ourselves to the truth that Jesus is true God and true man because
of his dual nature. Many come to him to be healed of their illnesses, and
through his power acquired from the Father, lepers are cleansed, blind men have
their eyes opened, the deaf have their ears unstopped, the dead were raised
again, and the mute sang.
It is quite hard to understand how a
certain man was able to do this, unless we open our eyes to the truth that
Jesus was not only a man but he also had the fullness of deity in him. The
Father was pleased that in Jesus should dwell the fullness of the Godhead
bodily. In Isaiah 11:2, the spirit of the Lord simply rested in Jesus.
No wonder, Jesus said, the one who
has seen him sees the Father also (John 14:9). He is strong in his proclamation
that he and the Father are one (John 10:30). He said, he is in the Father and
the Father is in him (John 14:10) He asks them to believe for the works’ sake
not to what he speaks of his own initiative, but to the work the Father does.
Whatever you ask in his name, that
he will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son (John 14:13). A Helper
was also given to us, which he asks from his Father, that the spirit of the
Lord may dwell in us forever (John 14:16). If anyone loves him, he will keep
his words; his Father will love him, and they will come to abide with him.
He said he is the vine, and his Father is the
vinedresser. Every branch in him that doesn’t bear fruit, the Father does takes
away; and every branch that bear fruit, the Father prunes that it may bear more
fruits (John 14:23; 15:1-2- New American Standard). All things, asked in prayer
in his name, with you believing it, you shall receive.
The princes of this world would not have killed Jesus if
they only knew of his kingdom in heaven and of his nature as the Son of God for
Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation
(Colossians 1:15). Though he is a child born, and a Son given, he is also the
mighty God and the everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6).
The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all
men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live
sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age while looking for that
blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ
Jesus (Titus 2:13).
God has highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of
those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
(Philippians 2:9-11).
For this reason, we need to believe
of Jesus’ deity as well as his humanity. He has manifest in the flesh that he
may save the world from their sins. He was glorified, an example that by his
resurrection, we may also experience it through being renewed as we receive the
Holy Ghost (Acts 2:4; 2:38).
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