In these last days the Bible tells us that deceivers will come so I have developed the habit of asking GOD to keep me and those I teach from deception and to expose all lies while we seek to obey HIM in growing in our knowledge of GOD and our LORD JESUS CHRIST. I humbly suggest you do that before you read any post, mine included.
After singing a song to GOD a yearning to know JESUS better rose up within me. I spoke of it to the LORD and opened up the Word of GOD in Colossians 1 I got to verse 15 where it speaks of JESUS “Who is the image of GOD, the first born” then an avalanche of verses began to tumble one after another into my mind. It was mind-boggling. But not one thing was new, all the verses I knew, it just had all come together in vibrant neon clarity.
John 1:1 “In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with GOD and the WORD was GOD.”
The WORD is as eternal as GOD the FATHER.
John 1:14 “And the WORD was made flesh (that’s JESUS) and dwelt among us, (and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the FATHER,) full of grace and truth.”
The eternal WORD who was with GOD in the beginning was JESUS.
Philippians 2:6-7 “Who (CHRIST JESUS) being in the FORM of GOD (a Spirit-John 4:24), thought it not robbery to be EQUAL with GOD. But made HIMSELF no reputation and took upon HIM the FORM of a servant (by being) made in the likeness of men.”
John 4:24 “GOD is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.”
GOD’s FORM is spirit therefore, JESUS’ FORM before being made in the likeness of man was spirit.
Luke 1:35 “And the angel answered and said unto her (Mary), The HOLY GHOST shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore, also that HOLY THING which shall be born of thee shall be called the SON of GOD.”
The eternal WORD made flesh was JESUS (John 1:14). Prior to being made flesh HE was in Spirit FORM and equal to GOD the FATHER (Philippians 2:6-7) from eternity past so was there at the beginning of all things.
HIS human FORM was begotten as none other. Notice it says ONLY Begotten- none other was ever formed this way. No human man was involved- for the HOLY SPIRIT hovered over Mary and her egg united with the SPIRIT of the eternal WORD (Luke 1:35) (who was GOD John 1:1) and thus the eternal WORD was Begotten of GOD in time. HE had a GLORY of GOD the FATHER, GOD’s divine nature, for HE was GOD the SON.
Hebrews 1:1-3 GOD who at different times and in various ways spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us through HIS SON, whom HE has appointed heir of all things, through whom also HE made the worlds; Who being the brightness of HIS GLORY, and the express image of HIS Person, and upholding all things by the Word of HIS power, when HE (JESUS) had HIMSELF purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the MAJESTY on high.
Although JESUS always was with GOD the FATHER and was HIMSELF GOD (John 1:1) and had made the heavens and the earth and everything within them, GOD the FATHER used human men-prophets- to speak to the masses of humanity. But once the eternal WORD (JESUS) came into the world HE took over and HE revealed the FATHER to mankind. HE lived out GOD’s nature and fulfilled prophesy by healing the sick, raising the dead and preaching the gospel to the poor (Luke 4:18), HE died on the cross carrying the sins of the world and earning redemption through the shedding of HIS blood, even the forgiveness of sin for all who would believe in HIM (Colossians 1:14, John 3:16).
All who believe in JESUS gain not just forgiveness of sin but eternal life (John 3:16).
John 3:16 “GOD so loved the world that HE sent HIS only Begotten SON that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish but have everlasting life.”
Hebrews 2:14 “Forasmuch then as the children (you and me who believe in JESUS) are partakers of flesh and blood, HE also HIMSELF likewise took part of the same; that through death HE might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Romans 8:28-29 And we know that all things work together for good to them that LOVE GOD and are the CALLED according to HIS purposes. For those HE (GOD the FATHER) foreknew (knew-before) HE also did predestinate to be CONFORMED to the IMAGE (divine nature) of HIS SON (JESUS), that HE (JESUS) might be the firstborn of many brethren.
1 Corinthians 1:2 “…CALLED to be saints along with all who call upon the name of JESUS CHRIST our LORD…”
2 Peter 1:4 “Whereby are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
GOD is calling us to come to JESUS to be saved and all the good and bad and ugly that assaults us GOD uses for an end result of good to conform us to the divine nature of JESUS.
Though eternal in HIS SPIRIT FORM-JESUS human FORM was born of Mary and in this way, HE became the firstborn and only Begotten of GOD. Then something wonderful happened. Through JESUS’ completing HIS earth assignment to live perfectly, die carrying all the sins of the world, and rise again HE opened the way for mankind to be born into the family of GOD. JESUS called that to be born again of the SPIRIT by believing in JESUS (John 3:3-5).
John 3:16 “For GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only Begotten SON that whosoever believes in HIM (JESUS) should not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 1:12 “But as many as received HIM (JESUS), to them gave HE power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on HIS name”
JESUS was the first in human form to be born of GOD, by believing in JESUS we are born again into GOD’s family and become a child of GOD.
Romans 8:16-17 The SPIRIT ITSELF beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of GOD: and if children, then heirs; heirs of GOD, and joint-heirs with CHRIST; if so be that we suffer with HIM, that we may be also glorified together.
Glory be the name of JESUS
What a mighty GOD we serve. In these verses we see GOD the FATHER, GOD the WORD made flesh who is JESUS, and the eternal HOLY SPIRIT. Aren’t they marvelous?
Rejoicing,
Hugs
Sharon
a flower 
so carefully when it was here for a short time and then gone, how much more will He provide for his children who came to Him through Jesus. 
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