The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ephesians 2:17-18,
"He [Jesus Christ] came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit."
Here is a statement about Jesus Christ that echoes his own words in John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Access to God the Father is made possible only through Jesus Christ.
In speaking to the rulers and elders of the Jews, Peter said, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12.
Not only is Jesus Christ our access to God, our access into his family, our access to eternal life, he is the only access there is. There simply is no other. No one else came to planet earth as God's one and only Son! No one else has demonstrated power over creation as Jesus Christ did. No one has expressed the wisdom and insight into the things of God as Jesus Christ. None other has been offered up as a sacrifice of atonement for our sins and no one else has been raised from the dead! No one else has ascended into heaven and no one else sits at the Father's right hand. No one else in heaven, save the Holy Spirit, intercedes on our behalf with our heavenly Father.
Jesus Christ stands alone as our one and only access to God our Father!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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