Unique Part One: November 30, 2009

TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY NOVEMBER 30.

UNIQUE
THE UNIQUENESS OF JESUS
Part one

Defined by Webster:
The only one of its kind; unusual.

GODS WORD

“God who at various times and in various ways spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all these things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” Hebrews 1:1-4.

WORDS BY KEN AND DOTTIE

For the next four weeks our devotionals will be geared to help us prepare for the celebration of “THE BIRTH OF JESUS.” on Christmas day. As we have referred to in the past, our good friend, Dr. Porter Barrington has given us some 52 Master outlines and study notes on various scriptural portions. We will refer to some of his notes these next four weeks. We begin this week a series of five devotionals on the UNIQUENESS OF JESUS. Today we will share a few thoughts on the “uniqueness in His person.”

While Jesus was here on earth it was not only those who followed Him who recognized the uniqueness of Jesus, but also His enemies. When at the close of the third year of ministry that Jesus had on this earth, the Roman soldiers were sent by the Pharisees to arrest Jesus. They came back empty handed. When asked by the Pharisees why they had not arrested Jesus, their testimony showed that they had been emotionally, morally and spiritually stunned. They reported, “No man ever spoke like this man!” (John 7:46)

JESUS WAS UNIQUE IN HIS PERSON

Some two thousand years later we witness the same today. The uniqueness of Jesus as a person has not changed. In our lifetime we have witnessed so many events where the uniqueness of Jesus as a person captivated an audience. We remember the Capital Teen Convention held in Washington D.C. which we coordinated, how God touched these 12,000 teenagers and they went back to their respective homes all across America and shared the uniqueness of the person Jesus with their peers. The result was that many found Jesus as their Savior.

We also remember our involvement with the Billy Graham association and the message that Dr. Graham always gave sharing the uniqueness of the person of Jesus with all who attended. We personally saw this on the more than 250 nights we showed a Billy Graham film in churches. We also saw it when we attended more than 60 crusade meetings.

In the verses found in Hebrews 1: 1-13 we see several ways that remind us that Jesus was one of a kind, a unique person. First of all, He is the only Son of God, and the exact image of God. (Verse 3).

Second, all of God’s angels worship Him. (Verse 6). Third, Jesus is eternal and His throne will last forever (Verse 8). Fourth, Jesus was co-creator with God of the universe and is the heir to God’s entire universe.

Fifth, Jesus was sent by God to pay the penalty for our sins and He now is sitting at the right hand of God preparing a place for us to spend eternity (Verse 13).

Sixth, Jesus conquered death. “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” Romans 4:25

NO ONE ELSE CAN MAKE THESE CLAIMS.
YES --- JESUS IS UNIQUE AS A PERSON.

OUR WEEKLY VERSE TO MEMORIZE!

Please join us and families all across our world as we memorize one verse from God’s Word each week. This weeks verse is known to many as the “gospel in a nutshell.”
“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE
HIS ONLY BEGOTTON SON, THAT WHOEVER
BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE
EVERLASTING LIFE.” JOHN 3:16

TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER

We stand in awe at the uniqueness of You our Savior. May my life today be governed by the words that You have left for us from Your Word. Help us to be faithful to You. May our lives radiate the joy of the Lord to all that we meet. May my family grow daily as we together read Your Word, pray together and memorize Your Word.