The Story of My Life As Told by Jesus Christ

July 15, 2019

The Story of My Life As Told by Jesus Christ

Prologue

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John 1:1-5, 10-14

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ is a presentation where the Gospels are combined into one complete story, written in the first person singular. It may be helpful for you to compare today’s passage with your Bible. As an example, in the NLT, John 1:1-2 reads.

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God.”

Compare this to, The Story of My Life As Told by Jesus Christ:

“In the beginning I, the Word already existed. I was with God, and I was God. I was in the beginning with God.”

I am so looking forward to Jesus telling us the story of his life!

Jesus uses similar words to begin his story, as did the writer of the Book of Genesis: “In the beginning.” Jesus describes the very creative energy that God used to create the universe, as God’s Word. Word is not just words like we read in a book or hear a person speak. In the Bible, Word is the very essence of God. Jesus tells us he is God’s Word.

When John wrote his Gospel, he was very clear about why he wrote it: “that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name” (John 20:30). Jesus is just as clear in the opening lines of his own story, “But to all who believe me and accept me, I give the right to become children of God. They are reborn!” Jesus is talking to me and to you. As we read the story of his life, we are invited to believe and accept Jesus as God’s Son, and is so doing we are reborn as the children of God.

When Jesus says he is the Word, I am reminded of Psalm 1 where we are called to meditate on the Law of God, day and night. When the Psalmist refers to ‘the law’ they do not mean just the Ten Commandments or other rules and regulations. They mean law, as in God’s nature. God is love. God’s nature is to forgive. God’s law includes: His love that cannot fail; His Word that does not return to Him void; and His mercies that never come to an end.

My Takeaway: God’s nature or essence looked at a world that did not exist and brought it into being by the power of His Word. The law, or Word of God is summed up in one verse: “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

(If you haven’t purchased the book, I will include the scriptures references each day. However, I believe you will receive a blessing to read about Jesus’ life in this first person account. This book can be purchased from Amazon or directly from the publisher, Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House http://www.seedsowers.com)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Copyright © 2019 by Alex M. Knight

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

• Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

• The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.