The One With Whom We Have To Do

In Hebrews 4:13 we see a reference to “him with whom we have to do”.

I recently heard a comedian stop in the middle of a performance and say how cool he thought it would be to introduce Jesus Christ. He then proceeded to do just that. He said he was not saying how he was doing it was right or was how others should do it, but was only how he would do it. I was amazed as I saw the response of people who were out for a good time and a comedy show as the comedian began to list the accomplishments of Jesus and what he had meant to this comedian.

I do not want to mimic or imitate that comedian; but I thought it might be a good idea to talk for just a minute about “the one with whom we have to do.”

The best selling book of all time was written about this one. The Old Testament tells of the creation and subsequent fall of man. The rest of that testament is leading up to the life and ministry of the one who would redeem the fallen man, and reconcile him with the Father. The New Testament tells the story of the life and ministry of Jesus and his death and resurrection.

Starting with the very first chapter of the Bible we see that God created the heavens and the earth. We see that he made the things that we see with things that did not appear. He simply spoke the Word and things happened. God said let there be light and there was light. He said for a firmament to appear and to divide the waters and it happened. His spoken Word is what created the world and all that is in it. He spoke those things that were not as though they were and they appeared. In the book of John and the first chapter and the 14th verse we see that the Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us. In ways we will not understand in this life—-the spoken Word of God became the Living Word of God and we know him as Jesus. No matter what else your doctrine may tell you about Jesus, we know that he is the word of God who became flesh. According to 1 John4:2 “Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God.” 1 John 4:15 teaches that whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. Jesus Christ is the very son of God. John 3:16 calls him the only begotten Son of God.

Hebrews 12:2 teaches that Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith—and oh what men have gone through because of that faith. By faith- Sara received strength to conceive. By faith—Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac his son. By faith Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and rather chose to suffer with the people of God. By faith the red sea was parted; the walls of Jericho fell; kingdoms were subdued, and righteousness was obtained. The mouths of lions were stopped and faith quenched the violence of fire and also caused men of faith to escape the edge of the sword. The sick were healed and the dead were raised. Others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings. They were stoned; they were sawn asunder, were tempted, and were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins being destitute and afflicted. And they all did this willingly and counted it joy to be allowed to suffer with the author and finisher of their faith.

This one with whom we have to do has been called the Lily of the Valley, the bright and morning star. The fairest of ten thousand to my soul. He is not only the author and finisher of our faith but is also called the one mediator between God and man.

IN his own life and ministry he was born of a virgin and never committed one sin. He was tempted in all points like we are but never fell. He turned the water into wine. He fed the 5000. He walked on water, He healed the sick and he raised the dead. He died on a cross and on the third day he rose from the dead and now sits on the right hand of the Father. With his death he reconciled us to the Father and through his life he offered salvation. He was, and still is a worker of miracles; but the greatest miracle ever was that he loved me enough to sacrifice his own life for mine. He took what I deserved and suffered for it and instead gave me his reward. He took away the wages of sin that I had earned and the death that would go along with it and gave to me instead; eternal life.

He is the Son of God, He is the coming King. He is the Word of God who became flesh. He is the Lord of Lord and the Saviour of my very soul. Words will never be able to do him justice or tell all that he has done for me; but I must say he has done so much for me. I am not only glad that he is the one with whom I have to do; but that somehow through his infinite grace and mercy I am one with whom he has to do.