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Christ Above All

I have often thought that to know Christ is to love Him. When I suppose it is possible to know about Him or of Him. To understand what He has done or to His status and preeminence. Yet I have come to learn that to love Jesus is more than doing what He says, but also it is about having a deep affection for who He is. We do what He says because we love Him.

Christ Above All

Continuing in John Piper’s book, “What Jesus Demands from the World,” a new nature is required to produce the kind of love that is recognized by Him as authentic, meaningful, and deeper than anything for anyone or anything else. As He said in John 8:42, “If God were your Father, you would love me.” To say, in Piper’s words, “The reason you do not love me is that you are not in the family of God. You don’t have the family nature – the family spirit, the family heart, preferences, tendencies, inclinations. God is not your Father.”

Because of who He is and what He means to those who are His, the measure of love is infinite. His Spirit reveals to us that His glory, His presence, and His power make the all-surpassing desire to love Him overwhelmingly beyond anything or anyone.


Portrait & Perspective

From a limited yet biblical perspective and in about 835 words, here is a portrait of Yeshua of Nazareth. Our Lord and everlasting king. 

He is King of Kings
He is Lord of Lords
He is King of the Jews
He is King of Israel
He is King of Righteousness
He is King of the Ages
He is King of Heaven
He is King of Glory
He is Sovereign King
No Means of Measure Can Define His Limitless Love

He’s Enduringly Strong
He’s Entirely Sincere
He’s Eternally Steadfast
He’s Immortally Graceful
He’s Imperially Powerful
He’s Impartially Merciful
He’s God’s Son
He’s the Sinner’s Saviour
He’s the Centerpiece of Civilization
He’s Unparalleled
He’s Unprecedented
He’s the Loftiest Idea in Literature
He’s the Highest Personality in Philosophy
He’s the Fundamental Doctrine of True Theology
He’s the Only One Qualified to be An All Sufficient Saviour

He Supplies Strength for the Weak
He Shows Available for the Tempted and the Tried
He Sympathizes and He Saves
He Strengthens and Sustains
He Guards and He Guides
He Heals the Sick
He Cleansed the Lepers
He Forgives Sinners
He Discharges Debtors
He Delivers the Captive
He Defends the Feeble
He Blesses the Young
He Serves the Unfortunate
He Regards the Aged
He Rewards the Diligent
He Beautifies the Meek

He’s the Key to Knowledge
He’s the Wellspring of Wisdom
He’s the Doorway of Deliverance
He’s the Pathway of Peace
He’s the Roadway of Righteousness
He’s the Highway of Holiness
He’s the Gateway of Glory

His Life is Matchless
His Goodness is Limitless
His Mercy is Everlasting
His Love Never Changes
His Word is Enough
His Grace is Sufficient
His Reign is Righteous
His Yoke is Easy
His Burden is Light

He’s Indescribable
He’s Incomprehensible
He’s Invincible
He’s Irresistible

In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman
In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb
In Leviticus He is our High Priest
In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by Day and Pillar of Fire by Night
In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet Like unto Moses
In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation
In Judges He is our Judge and Our Law Giver
In Ruth He is our Kinsman Reedemer
In 1st and 2nd Samuel He is our Prophet
In Kings and Chronicles He is our Reigning King
In Ezra He is our Faithful Scribe
In Nehemiah He is our Rebuilder
In Esther He is our Mordecai
In Job He is our Day Spring
In Psalms He is the Lord our Shepherd
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes He is our Wisdom
In the Song of Solomon He is the Lover and the Bridegroom
In Isaiah He is the Prince of Peace
In Jeremiah He is the Righteous Branch
In Lamentations He is the Weeping Prophet
In Ezekiel He is the Four Faced Man
In Daniel He is the Fourth Man in the Burning Furnace
In Hosea He is the Faithful Husband Forever Married to the Backslider
In Joel He is the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit and Fire
In Amos He is the Burden Bearer
In Obadiah He is the Mighty to Save
In Jonah He is the Great Foreign Missionary
In Micah He is the Messenger of Beautiful Feet
In Nahum He is the Avenger of God’s Elect
In Habakkuk He is God’s Evangelist
In Zephaniah He is the Savior
In Haggai He is the Restorer of God’s Lost Heritage
In Zechariah He is the Fountain for Sin and Uncleanness
In Malachi He is the Son of Righteousness
In Mathew He is the Messiah
In Mark He is the Wonder Worker
In Luke He is the Son of Man
In John He is the Son of God
In Acts He is the Holy Spirit
In Romans He is the Justifier
In Corinthians He is our Sanctifier
In Galatians He is our Redeemer from the Curse of the Law
In Ephesians He is the Christ of Unsearchable Riches
In Philippians He is the God who Supplies All Our Needs
In Colossians He is the Fullness of the Godhead
In Thessalonians He is our Soon Coming King
In Timothy He is our Mediator Between God and Man
In Titus He is our Faithful Shepherd
In Philemon He is our Friend Closer than a Brother
In Hebrews He is the Son of the Everlasting Covenant
In James He is the Great Physician
In Peter He is the Chief Shepherd
In John He is Love
In Jude He is the Lord Coming with His Saints
In Revelation He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords

He is Abel’s Sacrifice
He is Noah’s Rainbow
He is Abraham’s Ram
He is Isaac’s Well
He is Jacob’s Ladder
He is Issachar’s Burden
He is Judah’s Scepter
He is Moses’s Rod
He is Samuel’s Horn
He is David’s Slingshot
He is Peter’s Shadow
He is Paul’s Handkerchief

He is the Bright and Morning Star
He is Lilly of the Valley
He is the Rose of Sharon
He is the Honey in the Rock
He is the Staff of Life
He is the Pearl of Great Price
He is the Rock of Ages
He is the Everlasting Father