At the name of Jesus
God has said in Isaiah: “There is no God else beside me; a
just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved,
all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn
by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not
return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear (Isaiah
45:21-23).”
We read in Philippians the truth
about Jesus: “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal
with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a
servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a
man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the
cross. (Philippians 2:6-8).”
“Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name
of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things
in earth, and things 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).”
With these texts, what was
written in Isaiah 9:6 proves real: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son
is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The prince
of Peace. Likewise it was really the Spirit of the Father that dwelt in Jesus
as it was said in the scripture: “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him (Isaiah 11:2).”
Yes, the Immanuel or the God with
us is Jesus, for as the Father has promised, he gave his only begotten Son. We
should take note here that Jesus was begotten and not just made. He though God
manifest was formed in the likeness of man, he being conceived of the Holy
Ghost and was born according to the law. He was the new Adam who was not
conquered by death but instead rose again, that in his scars he appears
beautiful.
As a song goes: “Beautiful,
beautiful. Jesus is beautiful, and he make things beautiful.” Behold, a king
shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And the eyes
of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken
(Isaiah 32:1,3).
Have pity unto them who go down
to the Egypt of their lives and look not unto the Holy One of Israel. The Holy
One of Israel is Jesus. Jesus was the Rabbi of the Old Testament in the
mountain of the Lord. It was Jesus who spoke to Abraham as he asserts He is
older than Abraham. This is also the reason why he refused to be called Rabbi
or Teacher for as he said: “… for one is our Master (which is God), even
Christ.
God brought the Israelites out of
Egypt. Jesus died for us that we may gain life in the next, and that we may
also gain salvation. O Lord God, there is none like thee, neither is there any
God beside thee, according to all that we have heard (2 Samuel 7:22).
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