Who is Jesus to YOU?

“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Jesus asked his disciples in Matthew 16:13

An anonymous author wrote this in response…

 

To the artist	He is the One Altogether Lovely	Song of Solomon 5:15
To the architect	He is the Chief Cornerstone	1 Peter 2:6
To the baker	He is the Bread of life	John 6:35
To the banker	He is the Hidden Treasure	Matthew 13:44
To the builder	He is the Sure Foundation	Isaiah 28:16
To the carpenter	He is the Door	John 10:7
To the doctor	He is the Great Physician	Jeremiah 8:22
To the educator	He is the Great Teacher	John 3:2
To the electrician	He is the Light of the world	John 8:12
To the engineer	He is the New and Living Way	Hebrews 10:20
To the farmer	He is the Sower and Lord of Harvest	Luke 10:2
To the florist	He is the Rose of Sharon	Song of Solomon 2:1
To the geologist	He is the Rock of Ages	1 Corinthians 10:4
To the horticulturist	He is the True Vine	John 15:1
To the judge	He is the Only Righteous Judge	2 Timothy 4:8
To the juror	He is the Faithful and True Witness	Revelation 3:14
To the jeweller	He is the Pearl of Great Price	Matthew 13:46
To the lawyer	He is Counselor, Lawgiver and True Advocate	Isaiah 9:6
To the newspaper man	He is Good News of Great Joy	Luke 2:10
To the oculist	He is the Light of Eyes	Proverbs 29:13
To the philanthropist	He is the Unspeakable Gift	2 Corinthians 9:15
To the philosopher	He is the Wisdom of God	1 Corinthians 1:24
To the preacher	He is the Word of God	Revelation 19:13
To the priest	He is foreshadowed in the Tabernacle	Exodus 25:8
To the sculptor	He is the Living Stone	1 Peter 2:4
To the servant	He is the Good Master	Matthew 23:8-10
To the statesman	He is the Desire of All Nations	Haggai 2:7
To the student	He is the Incarnate Truth	1 John 5:6
To the theologian	He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith	Hebrews 12:2
To the toiler	He is the Giver of Rest	Matthew 11:28
To the sinner	He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world	John 1:29

Which Names of Jesus speak to your heart? Who do you say Jesus is? Let’s get personal – Who is Jesus to YOU?

It will be different for each one of us I would imagine. It depends on our geographical place, our culture, our age and family situation.

There has been one “name” that has been rolling around on my mind for the past couple of months…

The Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for his Unspeakable Gift”

Unspeakable is the greek word anekdiegetos – which is describing the type of Gift that Jesus is. Until this year, I had not taken the time to consider Jesus as a gift to me and to the world. God’s Love Gift to us.

Anekdiegetos  means something or someone that can’t be described – words just fail. Some translations of the Bible have other words instead of  “unspeakable”, like – “inexpressible gift” or “indescribable gift”, or “a gift too wonderful for words”.

Sometimes there are just no words that can describe who Jesus is – He is that lovely. He is that majestic. Sometimes, after you have had an encounter with Him and someone asks you – “What just happened to you?” – there are no words.

How do you describe a God encounter?  I have tried and failed. Maybe because Jesus is the personal God. He relates to each individual in a unique way. That blows my mind that He can relate to everyone that is living now and everyone that has ever lived and will ever live, in an unique way to that individual –  but then again, He is El Shaddai – God Almighty.

If you would like to print the list above – here is a link to the pdf

Who do you say Jesus is?

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