Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – October 15, 2024 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) 1 Timothy 3:16 – And without question great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, declared righteous by the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. The lie many religions tell is that Jesus never said He was God. But nothing can be further from the truth. Jesus confessed He was the Son of God, that God was His Father, and He was one with the Father more than one hundred times. Believing Jesus was and is God is an essential part of redemption, because only through the faith in His Name can men be delivered from sin and death. Jesus was both God, and was also with God (John 1:1-2). He was called the Word, and will be called the Word again in the future (Revelation 19:13). The Word was incarnated into flesh and became the Only Begotten Son (John 1:14). Jesus is the God Who created all things (Ephesians 3:9; Hebrews 1:2). The Father called Him His Son, and was dedicated to proving that He was the One with all power and authority (Matthew 3:17, 17:5; John 12:28, 14:13, 16:13-14). Paul, an ardent monotheist, said all the fullness of the Godhead dwelt in Him bodily (Colossians 2:9). Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ the Son of God (Matthew 16:16-17). Thomas, encountering Jesus after the Resurrection, said “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Steven, being persecuted, looked up into Heaven and saw Him seated on the throne of Heaven (Acts 7:55). Paul’s encounter with Jesus led him to confess that Jesus was God, and that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess He is the Lord (Acts 9:4-20; Philippians 2:9-11). If we confess Him as God and Savior, then He will confess us as those who are a part of His Kingdom (Matthew 10:32). The Jews wanted to kill Jesus because He said God was his Father, making Himself equal with God (John 5:18-25). Jesus said He and the Father were One (John 10:30, 17:21). Jesus told Philip that anyone who had seen Him had also seen the Father (John 14:9). Although many religions would like to make Jesus just another good man, we know for certain there is salvation in no other name but in the Name of Jesus the eternal God (Acts 8:37). He alone has the power to give resurrection, and He Himself is the resurrection and the life (John 5:21, 6:40, 11:25). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 10/15/2024
