Jesus is God, the Creator, our Judge, the Messiah, was born, died for our sins, rose from the grave, and is returning.
Through Jesus’s death and atonement on the cross we can be forgiven and be covered by His blood. This is open to anybody who would receive Him as Lord.
The Trinity starts with Genesis, chapter 1. When the One True God said let us make man in our image.
David knew about the Father and our Lord, Jesus. He knew that they are both Lord, but that His Lord was Jesus.
God and His angels are a consuming fire. The difference is in their brightness, as angels are sons of God.
John 1 :1,2 (KJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1 :17,18 (KJV)
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is...
John 1 :11-13 (KJV)
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even...
John 1 :1-5 (KJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were...
Jesus is the light of the world. He came into the world and only a few people came unto Him. It is now our time to submit to God.
John 1 :9-12 (KJV)
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world...
Because of Jesus’s birth, light has come into the world, which opened up the salvation to all people.
Jesus is the great “I Am”. He proclaimed this to the people. Therefore, He is the Lord God Almighty, who is worthy to save.
Before people could receive Jesus as Lord, only angels were called, “the sons of God”. Now, the door is open to us who believe.
John 1 :15-17 (KJV)
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16...
It is because Jesus died for our sins on the cross that we are saved by grace. Which is a free gift from God to those that believe in Jesus Christ.
So as 700 plus or minus years past, this prophesy of John the Baptist’s birth and ministry was finally fulfilled.
Did you know that Luke also refers to Jesus and light in the same reference? In Luke, chapter 2, we hear this from the words of Simeon, a devout man of God, who had the opportunity to hold the baby Jesus first hand.
The light that shines upon us all is our Lord, Jesus. He is the chosen Messiah, who was born to save us all from our sins.
John 1 :1-3 (KJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were...
John bore witness of the light of Christ. He “was a man sent from God” and prepared the way for the Lord.
Many people have come to Jesus for healing but it was their faith that healed them. One such man was a man, sick of the palsy.
Let the Lord convict you of your sins. Cry unto God and ask for forgiveness. May these desires lead you to pray often and seek God’s hand in your life.
Many centuries passed but this sign of the baby Jesus’s birth was not forgotten. People anxiously awaited the coming of their King.
This evening was surely a gift from God. Its purpose was to listen to others. Lend an ear and bear each other’s burdens.
