Understanding the True Identity of Jesus Christ
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You see, if Jesus is only just this amazing man, it's not enough because the cross isn't enough. And we tend to maybe not pray because we think it doesn't really matter. Now, if Jesus is only God and not man, then we think to ourselves, well, he doesn't get us. He doesn't get his. Here's the reality of Jesus. He's both. He is both. That's why the creed says, through him, all things were made. You see, Jesus is not just a carpenter from Nazareth. He is the architect of the universe. He is not just a carpenter from Nazareth. He is the architect of the universe. He is both. [00:13:47] (52 seconds)
So we think of the stars, we think of the oceans, we think of the mountains, we think of all those spectacular things. The reality is, those were spoken to being by Jesus. Jesus designed them. We look at ourselves and we think to ourselves, think about your DNA, think about your fingerprints, think about every breath that you have. That is not random. That is designed by Jesus. That's who he is. The amazing thing is our God is so powerful. The one that is powerful enough to create the universe, though, we get the ability to trust him. Because then we know he's powerful enough to hold our problems. And the things that we lay at his feet, he can handle those as well. Jesus is big and he's powerful. But here's the thing. [00:14:58] (59 seconds)
But here's the other thing about Jesus. Remember, scripture says, Jesus was heartbroken. He cried. Jesus was hungry. Jesus was tired. Jesus knew betrayal. Jesus knew what it meant to be abandoned. He knew all those things. You see, Jesus is fully God. And he is fully man. Again, grasp this. The creator of the universe gets you. The creator of the universe gets you. Now, I get it. We can sit here and we can say, okay, fully God, fully man. I mean, I kind of understand that. But here's the thing, and maybe you're like me. [00:16:07] (49 seconds)
You see, I turn him into my buddy, and when I turn him into my buddy, he becomes someone very small. Now, it's great, but when we have that kind of relationship with Jesus, it's also problematic. Now, remember, the part of the creed says this. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ. Okay, so there's a guy, Glenn Packham, he wrote a book on the Nicene Creed, and this is what he says. By confessing we believe in one Lord, his followers were saying that he is the one and only king. No other Lord, no other king, no other kingdom or empire, which in this culture was problematic because Caesar was king. But you see, Jesus was the true king. And that's what we're saying when we say this. [00:17:27] (53 seconds)
There's a throne in the middle of our lives, the center of our lives, and I don't sit there. We don't sit there. And the fact that we can ask Jesus to step aside and move over, because I got some things I want to do, and some things I want to say, and some ways I got to act, I think I'm just going to take charge. It's ludicrous when we read that. There's a throne in the center of the universe, and I am not on it. My family's not on it. My kids are not on it. My job is not on it. My friends are not on it. Things I want to do are not on it. There is only one person on that, and that is Jesus. It doesn't belong to me. It doesn't belong to anything else but Jesus. Jesus is the one worthy to sit on the throne in the center of our lives. [00:23:48] (56 seconds)
If we make Jesus small, if we minimize Jesus, what happens? We live our lives with fear because we think we're in control. And we hesitate to pray because we think, oh, it doesn't even matter. Or we follow the whims of the world because we think it is there we get our security. There's a throne in the center of our lives. Are we going to let Jesus sit on it? There lies the question. That's the question. Are we going to trust the one that holds the universe in his hands? Are we going to trust that he can hold our lives in his hands as well? That's what it's about. [00:30:51] (49 seconds)
This is what we know about Jesus. Jesus welcomed sinners. Jesus forgave the broken. Jesus died for the unworthy. Jesus was born as a man and he lived. He went to a cross and died fully God, fully man. And he proved that he was God and he rose from the dead. And he did all that because he loves you and he is for you. [00:31:55] (27 seconds)
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So we think of the stars, we think of the oceans, we think of the mountains, we think of all those spectacular things. The reality is, those were spoken to being by Jesus. Jesus designed them. We look at ourselves and we think to ourselves, think about your DNA, think about your fingerprints, think about every breath that you have. That is not random. That is designed by Jesus. That's who he is. The amazing thing is our God is so powerful. The one that is powerful enough to create the universe, though, we get the ability to trust him. Because then we know he's powerful enough to hold our problems. And the things that we lay at his feet, he can handle those as well. Jesus is big and he's powerful. But here's the thing. [00:14:58] (59 seconds)
But here's the other thing about Jesus. Remember, scripture says, Jesus was heartbroken. He cried. Jesus was hungry. Jesus was tired. Jesus knew betrayal. Jesus knew what it meant to be abandoned. He knew all those things. You see, Jesus is fully God. And he is fully man. Again, grasp this. The creator of the universe gets you. The creator of the universe gets you. Now, I get it. We can sit here and we can say, okay, fully God, fully man. I mean, I kind of understand that. But here's the thing, and maybe you're like me. [00:16:07] (49 seconds)
You see, I turn him into my buddy, and when I turn him into my buddy, he becomes someone very small. Now, it's great, but when we have that kind of relationship with Jesus, it's also problematic. Now, remember, the part of the creed says this. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ. Okay, so there's a guy, Glenn Packham, he wrote a book on the Nicene Creed, and this is what he says. By confessing we believe in one Lord, his followers were saying that he is the one and only king. No other Lord, no other king, no other kingdom or empire, which in this culture was problematic because Caesar was king. But you see, Jesus was the true king. And that's what we're saying when we say this. [00:17:27] (53 seconds)
There's a throne in the middle of our lives, the center of our lives, and I don't sit there. We don't sit there. And the fact that we can ask Jesus to step aside and move over, because I got some things I want to do, and some things I want to say, and some ways I got to act, I think I'm just going to take charge. It's ludicrous when we read that. There's a throne in the center of the universe, and I am not on it. My family's not on it. My kids are not on it. My job is not on it. My friends are not on it. Things I want to do are not on it. There is only one person on that, and that is Jesus. It doesn't belong to me. It doesn't belong to anything else but Jesus. Jesus is the one worthy to sit on the throne in the center of our lives. [00:23:48] (56 seconds)
If we make Jesus small, if we minimize Jesus, what happens? We live our lives with fear because we think we're in control. And we hesitate to pray because we think, oh, it doesn't even matter. Or we follow the whims of the world because we think it is there we get our security. There's a throne in the center of our lives. Are we going to let Jesus sit on it? There lies the question. That's the question. Are we going to trust the one that holds the universe in his hands? Are we going to trust that he can hold our lives in his hands as well? That's what it's about. [00:30:51] (49 seconds)
This is what we know about Jesus. Jesus welcomed sinners. Jesus forgave the broken. Jesus died for the unworthy. Jesus was born as a man and he lived. He went to a cross and died fully God, fully man. And he proved that he was God and he rose from the dead. And he did all that because he loves you and he is for you. [00:31:55] (27 seconds)
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