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JESUS 2.0


 

When we say the word ‘Jesus’ what are some of the things that come to our mind. If we are to list them it would be something like,

·      God

·      Church

·      Gospel

·      Worship

·      Christianity

·      Christian

·      Deity

 And more ideas similar to what I have listed here. All of the above-listed ideas and things do tell something about Jesus and is a part of who He is and what He does. When I typed Jesus in google this is what came up:

 

So, this tells us that google identifies Jesus as

·      A statue

·      A statement

·      A movie

·      Maybe some book

·      And much more if we scroll further

Even the bible tells a lot about Jesus from start to finish. What people would tell about Jesus differs from person to person and cannot be questioned. But, today I am going to talk some of the practical, real-life definitions of Jesus, which is why I have named this blog as Jesus v2.0. i believe that these definitions or forms or a version of Jesus is far more relevant to any human who is living on this big round earth.

 

So, without further explanation let me get into what I have to say. If you will direct your focus to these names of God that is recorded in the bible. I have given biblical references as to where each of these names are found in the bible. Also, I have given with it, the meaning of the name of God.

 

 

NAME OF GOD: Elohim Chaseddi

MEANING: The God of My Mercy

 

Verse: My God (Elohim) in His lovingkindness (Chaseddi) will meet me;
God will let me look triumphantly upon my foes. Psalm 59:10

 

 

NAME OF GOD: El Emunah

MEANING: The Faithful God

 

Verse: Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God (El Emunah), keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9

NAME OF GOD: Elohim Kedoshim

MEANING: Holy God

 

Verse:  Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God (Elohim Kedoshim); he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. Joshua 24:19

NAME OF GOD: Elohim Machase Lanu

MEANING: God Our Refuge

 

Verse: Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God (Elohim) is our refuge (Machase Lanu). Psalm 62:8

NAME OF GOD: Elohim Ozer Li

MEANING: God My Helper

 

Verse: Surely God is my help (Elohim Ozer Li); the Lord is the one who sustains me. Psalm 54:4

NAME OF GOD: El Simchath Gili

MEANING: God My Exceeding Joy

 

Verse: Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God, my joy, and my delight (El Simchath Gili).I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Psalm 43:4

NAME OF GOD: Elohe Tsadeki

MEANING: God of My Righteousness

 

Verse: Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God (Elohe Tsadeki).
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1

NAME OF GOD: Jehovah El Emeth

MEANING: LORD God of Truth

 

Verse: Into Your hand, I commit my spirit;
You have ransomed me, O Lord (Jehovah), God (El) of truth (Emeth). Psalm 31:5

NAME OF GOD: Jehovah El Gemuwal

MEANING: The LORD God of recompense

 

Verse: For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men will be captured, Their bows are shattered;
For the Lord (Jehovah) is a God (El) of recompense (Gemuwal),
He will fully repay. Jeremiah 51:56

NAME OF GOD: Elohei Chasdi

MEANING: God of my kindness, goodness, and faithfulness.

 

Verse: O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God (Elohim) who shows me lovingkindness (Chasdi). Psalm 59:17

NAME OF GOD: Jehovah Shalom

MEANING: The LORD (our) Peace

 

Verse: So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace (Jehovah Shalom). To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. Judges 6:24

NAME OF GOD: Jehovah Jireh

MEANING: The LORD Will Provide

 

Verse: So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide (Jehovah Jireh). And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” Genesis 22:14

NAME OF GOD: ‘Ab

MEANING: Father

 

Verse: A father (‘Ab) of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:5

NAME OF GOD: agape

MEANING: God is love

Verse:  And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.1 John 4:8,16.

 

These are just some of the names of God, not all. We would have heard people preach and teach on these names of God. But today I am not about to preach and teach on the names of God but rather tell you a secret that is hidden in plain sight regarding these names of God. If we pay close attention to the names of God we will find some of the following,

·       Love

·      Peace

·      Mercy

·      Father

·      Recompense

·      Provide

·      Righteousness

·      Joy

·      Truth

·      Help

·      Faith and so on

 

Most of the time we only focus on God being the above-listed attributes and some others too. Which is so very true but there is also something else. It says in all these that ‘God is’ or ‘God of’ and not ‘God only is’. What does this mean, it means that whenever we exhibit the same characteristic of God to anyone or in any situation we are basically sharing God in that place, we are allowing God to move in that place, we are basically sharing the gospel. Because what is the gospel, it is the good news that there is someone called Jesus who saves us and when we share the attributes of God to others we are showing in real life to the people who this Jesus is and our life is proof of his work in us.

 

I think we have this mindset that if we are to bring people into salvation we must give tracks or invite them to church or talk about Jesus or have a testimony to share with them. I am not saying that these things shouldn’t be done or is wrong, but what I am saying is that this isn’t the only way or means by which someone can meet Jesus in their life. When we introduce Jesus to people who don’t have the knowledge of Christ for them, everything we say would probably be like Greek and Latin cause the things we say are not the things of this world and it is hard for them to grasp such big concepts into their life and embrace it the way we do.

 

But what we can do is instead of jumping right into heavenly things, we have to show things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness and other positive emotions that they can understand with their mind they already have, not in a context of God but in a context of being humane. What I mean is this, we need to show the fruits of the holy spirit without any ‘catch’. Let’s not do good to people and because we want them to come to our church or because there is some sort of satisfaction for us, rather lets show the fruits of the holy spirit as a result of our relationship with Jesus. When we do this, we are essentially introducing God to them but they don’t even know it and when we do this we are introducing Jesus in the most basic and simple form that they can understand.

 

An example would make this clear for you, let’s say you are going to a college and what I am telling here is to go ahead and do good, share love and joy not necessarily in a context of godly things. But in every possible way, help people who are in need and encourage your friends, give them faith to keep moving ahead because when you do it, you are sowing a seed called God in their life without their knowledge. You just have to sow the seed, the holy spirit will take care of the rest, they not necessarily have to come to your church or come to some gospel meeting, they just have to know Jesus. And the best way to do that is to show the fruits of the spirit in our life because that is what Jesus did on this earth. Once your life starts showing a picture of who Jesus is in everything you do, then that is the best form of the gospel you can share. If we are just about sharing the gospel in terms of words and writing and not in your life, then the very gospel loses its meaning. Because the purpose of having Jesus is to share him with our life to others.

 

If I have to consolidate the whole blog into 1 line then here it is:

 

YOUR LIFE IS JESUS 2.0

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