This Man Called Jesus

Thought For Today - June 15
This Man Called Jesus
By: Robert A. Searles

     This man called Jesus, the good shepherd, the divine son of God, our Savior and our Lord!  To him belongs all honor and glory, and majesty, and all men and women, boys and girls, and young people ought to humble themselves in his mighty presence,  and acknowledge him  as the only way to God the Father, and the only way to eternal everlasting life.

     All who have gone before him are thieves and robbers, and all  who may come after him are imposters.  Blessed be the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

  “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12

     “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the  name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth,  and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God The Father.” Philippians 2: 9-11

     He came into the world to rescue the lost and to bring them safely home to God the Father, even as a good shepherd goes into the wilderness to search for the lost sheep and  finding it, brings it safely back  to the  fold.

     This man called Jesus is Christ the Lord, the good shepherd.  The good shepherd  giveth his life for the sheep.

 “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:  the chastisement of our peace was upon  him; and with his stripes we are healed.  All we like sheep  have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53: 5-6

     Obedient to God the  Father in every aspect of his life, setting  the example for us who have been rescued, to follow in his steps that we might grow into his image and someday in heaven, reach the ideal to be as he is.  He has given unto us who have received him by faith, eternal life, and  we shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck us out of his hand.
     He and the Father are one, and he  has so reconciled us to God, that we are also one with the  Father through him.

 Thanks be to God our Father for his unspeakable gift of his son, the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Savior,  our Lord and our shepherd.  This man called Jesus who is God incarnate.

 Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry

Psalm 26:7