Come Let Us Adore Him: The Glorious Past of Christ

Written by Josh Saenz on December 14, 2010 in Jesus - 2 Comments

We continue with our series on adoring Christ this Christmas season. You can read the first post here.

Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Oh, come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord

Why adore him?

Because everything about Jesus is glorious!

This Christmas, let us remember the person and work of Jesus Christ in the past:

1. He’s the God of the Universe from Eternity Past

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” (John 1:1-2).

Jesus Christ eternally existed in a glorified state prior to the incarnation (Phil. 2:6; John 1:1; 17:5). He spoke of his own authority (Matt. 5:18; 7:28-29), had an intimate relationship with God the Father (Luke 2:49), even probed the recognition of his divinity (Matt. 16:15) while receiving and accepting worship (Matt. 14:33; 28:9, 17; John 9:38; 20:28).

2. He Created All Things

“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:16-17).

Jesus, the Son of God and second member of the Holy Trinity, created the world out of nothing (Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Isaiah 44:24; John 1:3).

3. He Accomplished Salvation for Us on the Cross

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit…” (1 Peter 3:18).

“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus makes perfect and eternal atoning sacrifice for our sins by his blameless life and substitutionary death (John 10:11, 17-18; Gal. 2:20; Rom. 8:32; John 3:16)

I pray that these truths about the glorious past of Jesus Christ will draw you to Him in reverent awe, worship, and thanksgiving this Christmas!

(Stay tuned…)