Mathew 8:27
So the man marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
Today we need to ask ourselves whether we are following a denomination, a church group, a religious club, or are we following after a man?
Jesus said, "If you have Me you've seen My Father." Jesus is God. Many of us forget that sometimes. Yes, we believe in the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, but ultimately Jesus says, "If you've seen My Father. The Holy Spirit is Jesus in the Spirit.
In the archives in Rome there is a report written nearly two thousand years ago by a Roman, Publius Lentulus, to his emperor, Tiberius, which reads as follows:
"There has appeared in Palestine a man who is still living and whose power is extraordinary. He has the title given him of Great Prophet; his disciples call him; the Son of God". He raises the dead and he heals all sorts of diseases.
He is a tall, well-proportioned man, and there is an air of serverity in his countenance which at once attracts the love and reverence of those who see him. His hair is the colour of new wine. From the roots to the ears, and thence to the shoulders, it is curled and falls down to the lowest parts of them.
Upon the forehead, it parts, after the manner of the Nazarenes. His forehead is flat and fair, his face face is without blemish or defect and adorned with a graceful expression. His nose and mouth are very well prportioned; his beard is thick and the colour of his hair. His eyes are grey and extremely lively.
In his reproofs, he is terrible, but in his exhortations and instructions, amiable and courteous. There is something wonderfully charming in his face with a mixture of gravity. he is never seen to laugh but has been observed to weep. he is very straight in stature, his hands large and spreading, his arms are very beautiful. He talks little, but with a great quality and is the handssomest man in the world."
He is also a person. He has fingerprints, personality, and a character. He is not a Scotsman, nor a Zulu, He is a Jew.
Do you have an impression of this Nazarene who walked the shores of Galilee performing miracles two thousand years ago? Do you have a vision of Him coming back? When He comes back, He's riding a big white charger. It has to be very soon, because all the signs are leading up to His coming again. My prayer is that you and I will recognise Him when He comes.
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Source: Pastor Angus Buchan, Shalom Ministries