The Word This Week
The Volume of the Book – Part 2
Jesus speaks of Himself, in Hebrews 10:7, “In the volume of the Book, it is written of Me.”
This may seem a strange thing for Jesus to declare of Himself pertaining to God’s Word, but upon closer examination, it is true.
This is important and relevant information for the Christmas season. It informs our celebration of Jesus’ birth to its fullest extent.
We all enjoy babies and all they tell us of God’s divine creation. To look upon the Baby Jesus is of much greater significance than we could have ever possibly imagined - had not the entirety of God’s Word informed us.
Of Jesus’ eternal existence we are certain. The only question which remains is: Has He appeared on the pages of the Bible and in human history on earth prior to His birth?
Does the volume of The Book truly speak of Jesus?
We note all the occasions God has met with His people throughout the course of the Old Testament, while also noting that John wrote in John 1:18, “No one has seen God at any time.” Along with that we read what God says of Himself in Exodus 33:20, “…no man shall look upon Me and live.”
Well then, in all the appearances of God in the Old Testament, who were men and women such as Adam and Eve, and Hagar, Abraham, Jacob and Daniel seeing and interacting with?
We certainly understand we serve one God in three distinct persons. This is a great mystery to our finite human minds, and yet the Bible declares this to be so beginning at Genesis 1:1 and proceeding through Revelation 22:20. We serve God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit – One God in three persons.
In John 4:24, Jesus declares, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
Are we learning - even prior to His incarnation - Jesus has always been the Person of the Godhead humans have met with and heard from in the various interactions we read of in God’s Word?
I believe this helps us to understand the eternality of Christ and informs us exactly Who we look upon when we look upon the Baby Jesus. It makes Christmas even merrier!
Pastor Bill
Jesus speaks of Himself, in Hebrews 10:7, “In the volume of the Book, it is written of Me.”
This may seem a strange thing for Jesus to declare of Himself pertaining to God’s Word, but upon closer examination, it is true.
This is important and relevant information for the Christmas season. It informs our celebration of Jesus’ birth to its fullest extent.
We all enjoy babies and all they tell us of God’s divine creation. To look upon the Baby Jesus is of much greater significance than we could have ever possibly imagined - had not the entirety of God’s Word informed us.
Of Jesus’ eternal existence we are certain. The only question which remains is: Has He appeared on the pages of the Bible and in human history on earth prior to His birth?
Does the volume of The Book truly speak of Jesus?
We note all the occasions God has met with His people throughout the course of the Old Testament, while also noting that John wrote in John 1:18, “No one has seen God at any time.” Along with that we read what God says of Himself in Exodus 33:20, “…no man shall look upon Me and live.”
Well then, in all the appearances of God in the Old Testament, who were men and women such as Adam and Eve, and Hagar, Abraham, Jacob and Daniel seeing and interacting with?
We certainly understand we serve one God in three distinct persons. This is a great mystery to our finite human minds, and yet the Bible declares this to be so beginning at Genesis 1:1 and proceeding through Revelation 22:20. We serve God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit – One God in three persons.
In John 4:24, Jesus declares, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
Are we learning - even prior to His incarnation - Jesus has always been the Person of the Godhead humans have met with and heard from in the various interactions we read of in God’s Word?
I believe this helps us to understand the eternality of Christ and informs us exactly Who we look upon when we look upon the Baby Jesus. It makes Christmas even merrier!
Pastor Bill