And, it is my heartfelt desire that all who read this will, too, see Jesus! Of this Jesus, an unknown author has written: “He was born in an obscure village, and grew up in another obscure village where he worked in a carpenter’s shop until he was 30, and then for three years as an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never went to college. He never put his foot inside a city the size of Indianapolis; He never traveled more than 200 miles from the place where He was born. He never did any of things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself. He was only 33 when the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends deserted him. One of them denied him. He was turned over to his enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two common thieves. His executioners gambled for the only piece of property he had on earth while he was dying—and that was his coat. When he was dead, he was taken down and laid in a borrowed tomb through the pity of a friend. Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today he is still the central figure of the human race. It is far within the mark to say that all the armies ever marshalled, and all the navies that were ever built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, put together, have not affected life upon the earth as dramatically as has that one solitary life—Jesus.”
The song writer says, “He washed my eyes with tears that I might see.” May our eyes, too, be washed with tears as we see Jesus—in the cradle, on the cross, and with His crown.
Jesus in the cradle. See His name, announced by the prophets: “Wonderful, counsellor, the mighty God; the everlasting Father; the prince of peace.” (Isa. 9:6). And, announced to Joseph by an angel before His birth: “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.” (Matt. 1:21)
See His names throughout God’s Word: “The Alpha and Omega; the Author and Finisher of our faith; the Bishop of our souls; the Bread of life; the Captain of our salvation; the Chief Shepherd; the Chief cornerstone; the Chief among 10,000; the Christ, the Counsellor, the Desire of all nations; the Diadem, the Door, the Everlasting Father, the Faithful witness; the First begotten; the Friend of sinners; God with us; the Great High Priest; the Great Shepherd; the Head of all things; the Heir of all things; the I AM; Immanuel, the King eternal; the King of glory; the King of kings; the Lamb of God, the Life; the Light, the Lilly of the Valley; the Lion out of the tribe of Judah; the Man of Sorrows; the Messiah; the Passover; the Great Physician; the Prince of Peace; the Prophet; the Propitiation; the Redeemer; the Resurrection; the Rock; the Rose of Sharon; the Savior of the world; the Shepherd of souls; the Son of God and the Son of man; the Star out of Jacob; the Stone; the Son of Righteousness; the Way, the Truth, and the Life; Wonderful, and the Word!”
See His divine nature: He is God and could not sin; He is man and would not (and could not) sin; He is the God-man: “Remaining what He ever was (God) and becoming what He never had been (man)—ever to remain: the God-Man.” “Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh….” (I Tim. 3:15)
Jesus on the Cross. His suffering: a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief…wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities…oppressed and afflicted…brought as a lamb to the slaughter. “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax, it is melted in the midst of my bowels; my strength is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; thou hast brought me to the jaws of death; I may tell all my bones.” (Isa. 53; Psalm 22) “He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.” (I John 2:2) “Who is the Savior of all men, specially of them that believe.” (I Tim. 4:10)
Jesus with a Crown. He is now seated at the right hand of God the Father, exalted by the Father with a name that is above every name, at which every knee should bow…and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Hebs. 12:2; Phil. 2:9-11)
He will “come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him, and then He shall sit on the throne of His glory.” (Matt. 25:31) He will wear many crowns: “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse: and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns.” (Rev. 19:11,12)
“Jesus shall reign where e’re the sun, doth its successive journeys run.” (Watts) “Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.” (Bridges and Thring)
So, yes, we would still see Jesus today—like the Greeks, who came to the feast to worship and said to Philip, “Sir, we would see Jesus.” (John 12:21) Have you, reader, seen Him yet? Have you seen Him as the Son of Man who came to seek and to save that which was lost? (Luke 19:10) Have you seen Him as the Savior of the world, whose substitutionary death on the cross was for the purpose of bearing the penalty and payment for the sins of all mankind, thus satisfying the demands of the law? Have you seen Him as the coming King, crowned with glory and honor, ruling and reigning forever and forever, inviting you to be a part of His kingdom? “Look to the Lamb of God, look to the Lamb of God. For He alone is able to save you, look to the Lamb of God!” (H.G. Jackson)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
YOU and GOD 