SEEING JESUS: THE SON WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN
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The Son who has Always Been
The Son who has Always Been
What is one of the oldest things you can think of? (don’t look at back at your parents!) Have you ever thought about how old God is?
Can anyone tell me what was the first thing that God did in Genesis?
Created Everything- right! My next question for you is where was Jesus when all of this was happening?
The Scripture today tells us exactly what Jesus was doing.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Who is the Word?
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Term “Word” is a title that was given to Jesus to show that He existed before everything and that He is God.
Lets learn a new word together Logos- This mean “Word”. This word Logos is a symbol of the nature and the purpose of Jesus Christ, and it is also used to refer to the revelation of God in the world.
When we tell our moms and dads or Grandparents “ I Love You”, our words are revealing our hearts and our thoughts about them.
Jesus is God’s “Word” to reveal to us His heart and mind. Jesus says, “ Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9).
Many religions say that Jesus was a prophet, a miracle worker, and even a good man, but Here is John 1:1-3 John is saying that Jesus is just a prophet or a good-man but that Jesus is God, and Jesus makes that same statement about Himself, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
The Apostle Paul writes,
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
We recently learned about a tent that was made while Israel was in the wilderness called the Tabernacle.
What did the tabernacle represent?
The tabernacle was were God dwelt with His people. It was in the center of the camp and when the people saw the cloud cover the tabernacle they knew the presence of God was there dwelling with His people
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Later on King Solomon builds the temple and this served the same purpose as the tabernacle- God dwelling with His people.
As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
Imagine the beauty, the wonder, the majesty! Just like with the Tabernacle, it was a pretty powerful experience. But also just like with the Tabernacle, we see that the presence of God was confined to this one physical location: the temple in Jerusalem.
Jesus says in Matthew 12:6, “I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.”
Christmas just happened 4 days ago and we remembered the birth of Christ. in the story angel comes to Joseph and tells him
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).
Immanuel- Which means God with Us.
When We read that that “The Word became flesh.” we are reading that God came down to to earth- This is what is called the incarnation.
Illustrations for Biblical Preaching Appearances
In the opening scenes of the musical Camelot, we see King Arthur standing in a field dressed in the clothes of a common peasant. To look at him you would have no idea he was king. In fact, when Guinevere first met Arthur, she didn’t have a clue that he was king over all Camelot. Arthur was, in fact, king, but his outward appearance gave no evidence of this fact.
Jesus didn’t stay on earth. In fact He told His disciple in John 16:7 that “it was better that He go (a reference to his coming death, resurrection, and ascension), so that the “advocate” would come, that is, “the Spirit.”
What would be better than having God walking around on this earth?
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
When Jesus took on the likeness of humanity
Philippians 2:7 “but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. “
Jesus Briefly Humbled Himself.
He limited Himself to being in one physical location at a time, just as the Tabernacle and the temple could only be in one place at one time.
Jesus is saying that when the Spirit comes, the presence of God will be available to all people
Where does God’s presence now reside?
This next part is for all of us
In His people- His Church in you and in me. We are the Temple of God’s Spirit
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Because of the Jesus coming and returning to His heavenly Throne the Spirit of God resides in the people of God which is His Temple.
The Glory of God also fell on the Chruch just like we saw in with the tabernacle, temple, and Jesus Christ.
The book of Acts records the founding of the Church, and Acts 2 says
Scriptures anticipated the day when the Spirit of God would be present among all of His people.
The result is simply this: God’s holy space is now the people of God who have found their identity in Jesus and His finished work. The Lord wanted to dwell with His people, and He made a way for that to become a reality in Jesus Christ.