He’s More Than A Child

A lot of people might think in their mind that He is still a little child over there in Bethlehem lying in a manger. But friend that little child is grown up and He is the Great Savior Jesus Christ!

If you look at the birth of Christ, except for Herod and those trying to kill him and the angels who were praising and magnifying God, not too many people paid a lot of attention to Him at first.

We don’t find a lot about the life of Jesus Christ when He was a child. At twelve years old He talked with the priests. He began preaching at the age of 30 years old. He’s not a child anymore. I don’t serve a God that is still laying in a manger or being hid from those seeking His life. I’m serving a God that is full grown, so to speak. In all His power and glory. A God that is able to seek and to save that which is lost. A God that is able to come down and heal the sick and open the blinded eyes, forgive sin, and remit sin forever. A God sitting on the throne of David, so to speak. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords! We are serving a great big wonderful and powerful God! The Bible says all power in heaven and in earth was given to Him. If you have a need you don’t have to go to that little child, you look upon him as being God manifested in the flesh. A God that can lift burdens, open doors for you. A God who can stop any enemy that might be coming against you. He’s more than a child, He’s the Savior of the world! When this child was born and the promise He made to Abraham that the world would be blessed through this man. Thank God the world is blessed and is still being blessed because of Abraham and his faith and because of the birth of this child that was called Jesus Christ, which is God’s name for us in the New Testament. He’s come and done His job, preached for approximately 30 years, told this lost and dying world what they ought to do, went to the cross and gave His life voluntarily that you and I could have remission of sins. He was caught away into glory and sent back the power of the Holy Ghost that can live and dwell in every one of us! He is more than just a child today! He is the great God Jehovah, able to deliver you out of bondage and save your soul. Don’t look at Him as being frail and weak. He is not wrapped in swaddling clothes anymore; He is wearing the garments of a king. He came that you and I might have life and have it more abundantly. I am glad He accomplished that which He was sent to do.

Luke 2:10-12 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

Isn’t it a joy to know Jesus Christ! Here is a man who was born and lived only 33 ½ years but yet today He is still bringing joy to people that will look upon Him and worship and accept Him, believe on His name and gladly go down and put on His name in water baptism according to Acts 2:38. We’ve been born again of water and spirit and sometimes were babes in Christ, but thank God we shouldn’t be babies anymore in Jesus Christ. We ought to grow up and realize who we are and that we have taken on our Father’s name and it is Jesus Christ. We can cast out devils in that name and lay hands on the sick and they will recover in the name of Jesus Christ. He is a Savior. What is a Savior? Someone who can save you. He can do anything you need if you believe in Him. He is more than a child, He is GOD! He is my God; He is the God of this world. He is Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:36)

Matt. 8:23-27 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying, what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

He can save you from more than your sins. He can save you from a car accident. He can keep you safe on a ship or airplane. In these Scriptures, the disciples are worried and upset because of the storm, but all He had to do was speak and the winds and sea obeyed. There is more ways to perish than you think. He’s a Savior of all. What manner of man is this? I’ll tell you, He is that same little child laying in the manger, later in life. He doesn’t need anyone watching over Him now. His mother doesn’t have to take care of Him anymore. He is taking care of us. He is the almighty God. There may be a storm coming to your house, it may not be like the storm on the sea. But thank God He is the God of it all. All He has to do is rise up and say storm cease to exist and it is gone! He can set your feet upon the rock bring us out of the miry clay, bring us out of the prisons and set us free and open up our blinded eyes. All over the world people want to celebrate the birth of Christ, but after that, they want nothing to do with the man. What are you going to do with this man Christ Jesus? Many will stand before Him on the judgment that has celebrated His birth. Do you need a great calm in your life? He is the one who can bring a calm to you like you’ve never had before. Jesus Christ has rest for you and I.

Matt. 8:28-32 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them and herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

No one was able to come down that way because of a couple of devils. They were fierce, they had power. But here comes a little baby, all grown up and all He has to say is Go and it is done. What does that tell us? We’re not little babies anymore when the devil comes and stares us in the eyes we can say Satan I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ and he has to go. We can overcome. Quit looking at Jesus Christ as a little baby that just loves the whole world. Look at Him for what He is.

Set up and take note Jesus Christ is God Almighty!

You are going to have to answer to Him one day.

How do you see Him today?

Rev. 1:7-8,13-15 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindred’s of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks: And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the pap’s with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace: and his voice as the sound of many waters.

He’s not coming by the Virgin Mary any more. He came humble, He let them spit on Him and whip Him. He let them mock Him and nail Him to a cross on Calvary. But this time He’s coming in the clouds! He is the one the whole world is going to bow to one day. He is going to be on the throne and many will stand before Him and say Lord haven’t we done this in your name and He will say depart from me ye worker of iniquity I never knew you. But He is going to be the same one who says Come up here to the church and we will rise to meet Him in the air. What is God to you? Do you only think of Him at Christmas or Easter or some other special time? You need to serve God everyday. You need to look at Him as the only God, for there is no other. There is not but one plan of salvation. There is one church and one way to be saved for the whole world!