Jesus is the true and better:

· Jesus is the true and better Adam who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us.
· Jesus is the true and better Abel who though innocently slain has blood that cries out not for our condemnation but for our acquittal.
· Jesus is the true and better Abraham who answered the call of God to leave all the comfortable and familiar and go into the void not knowing whither he went.
· Jesus is the true and better Isaac who was not just offered up by his father on the mount but was truly sacrificed for us all while God said to Abraham now I know you love me because you did not withhold your son, your only son, whom you love from me. Now we at the foot of the cross can say to God now we know that you love us because you did not withhold your son, your only son whom you love from me.
· Jesus is the true and better Jacob who wrestled and took the blow of justice we deserve so we like Jacob only receive the wounds of grace that wake us up and discipline us.
· Jesus is the true and better Joseph who is at the right hand of the king and forgives those who betrayed and sold him and uses his power to save them.
· Jesus is the true and better Moses who stands in the gap between the people and the lord and who mediates the new covenant.
· Jesus is the true and better Rock of Moses who struck with the rod of Gods justice now gives us water in the desert.
· Jesus is the true and better Job, He’s the truly innocent sufferer, who then intercedes for and saves his stupid friends.
· Jesus is the true and better David whose victory becomes his people’s victory though they never lifted a stone to accomplish it themselves.
· Jesus is the true and better Esther who didn’t just risk losing an earthly palace but lost the ultimate heavenly one and didn’t just risk his life but gave his life. Who didn’t just say if I perish ill perish but said when I perish ill perish for them, to save my people.
· Jesus is the true and better Jonah who was cast out into the storm so we could be brought in.
· Jesus is the real Passover Lamb.
· Jesus is the true Temple.
· Jesus is the true Prophet.
· Jesus is the true Priest.
· Jesus is the true King.
· Jesus is the true Sacrifice.
· Jesus is the true Lamb.
· Jesus is the true Life.
· Jesus is the true Bread.
So what is the point, the point is to show that the bible is not about you. It is all about Jesus.

Great and Powerful Jesus

So it has been a while since anyone has written on here… Apparently I am the only one that knows how to right anything (cough… Brandon…) But today I just want to praise Jesus and His holy Name. I just want to encourage you in letting you know that God is faithful… He is… even when we are faithless and weak, He is faithful. In my whole life, never has God once let me down. He has provided everything I need and led me to salvation. See so often (even those who believe in sovereign grace) seem to put God in a box. We have to understand that God has regenerated our hearts, and what greater work can God do. But if He can do something as miraculous as that, He definitely should be able to save us when we cry out in our troubles.

It is amazing when you read through Psalms… over and over again the psalmist will cry out for God and ask where God is, but it almost always ends with praising God for what He has done or is going to do… And I think that Jesus really grasped this when He went to the cross… In fact I think He must have been meditating and studying Psalms just before He went to the cross cause that is pretty much all He quoted on the cross… Oh what great faith of our Lord… I just pray that I can grasp the Word as the Word did!! But our Lord is faithful, and He is not a high priest that cannot relate with our struggles and temptations. And He is not slow in His promises as some think as slow. He fulfills His promises. Especially the promise of His return… But be earnest in prayer, and do not lose heart! If something is lacking, then pray for it to be different, because Jesus loves to answer prayer. We must seek His face and we must not grow weary in praying or doing good… Let us seek our King, because from the depths of the pit, He hears our cry and answers His righteous… Praise be to Jesus!

all about JESUS!!!

So often as Christians, we are eager and ready to argue and defend our insignificant doctrines such as tongues or dispensationalism or Calvinism vs. Arminianism. And while it is good to work out our doctrines, teach our doctrines, and understand our doctrines, it is of most important significance to realize that our doctrines must be taught and understood in order to exalt Jesus. It is all about Jesus. It is all for Jesus, and we should teach it as so. Every part of scripture, every theological idea is to exalt the God of the Universe, Jesus Christ. Every biblical story and revelation in some way points to Jesus… It really is all about Jesus.

Jesus is our everything. He is our High Priest, He is our Mediator, He is our God, He is our Savior, He is our Messiah, He is our Senior Pastor, He is our Shepard, He is our Hope, He is our Propitiation, He is our sacrificial Lamb, He is our atoning sacrifice, He is our Father, He is our Counselor, He is our Comforter, He is our Brother, He is our Lord, He is the LORD, He is Yahweh, He is Jehovah, He is our King, He is our Warrior… People, He really is everything!!! And we must treat Him as so… Because when we die, we will stand before our great Judge and He will either be our Helper or our Executioner… We must regain the fear and love of Jesus… Jesus is all there is and there is no other name under heaven by which one can be saved… And you Christians, remember that He has saved you by Himself, He has saved you from Himself, and He has saved you for Himself… All glory to Jesus Christ our God and King forever and ever. Amen.