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THE ETERNAL CHRIST
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
John 1:29-34

Micah 5:2-5

 

“Yesterday, today, forever…”

 

THE ETERNAL CHRIST
 
(This month’s meditations are on “God the Son” by Dan Ebert III).
 
Throughout the Scripture there are many clear statements concerning the fact that Christ existed before His birth as a man. The Bible further states that Christ’s existence from eternity past is one of the proofs that He is God.
 
In the Old Testament the clearest statement relating to the eternal existence of Christ is found in the prophecy of Micah (Mic 5:2). In this portion we not only have the prophecy that Christ will be born in Bethlehem of Judah, but also a definite statement that Christ existed from eternity past. The Scripture says His goings forth, that is, His active existence, was from eternity. Since there was a point in time when we came into being, we generally think of eternity only in terms of the future. But to God, eternity stretches in both directions because, having always existed, He has no beginning.
 
Today we have caught but a glimpse of the eternal Christ. Yet we begin to see His great love for the world in that He left His eternal home in the glories of heaven to provide salvation for a sin-cursed world (1 Pet 2:24). Our finite minds cannot really understand such love, just as we cannot really understand eternity past or future. But just a glimpse of these things should place in our hearts a greater appreciation of how much God has done for us.
 
We must constantly remind ourselves that this great message of love and salvation will never be known to the lost if we, as His children, do not live in obedience to the Word of God and bear witness to the Gospel. The Scripture challenges us to be doers of the word and not hearers only. If we really want to know the blessings of the Lord, we must live in obedience to His Holy Word (James 1:22-25).
 
THOUGHT: What does Christ’s eternal existence prove
PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee that we are the objects of Thy great love.

 

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