Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: “What do you think about the Messiah? Matt. 22:41-42 (NLT)
Lord Jesus, there’s no greater privilege, honor, and joy than knowing you, and there’s so much more of you to know. Even in heaven, we’ll never exhaustively know you. That’s why the question you put to Pharisees, the day before your arrest, remains the most important question for us to ponder.
What do I think about you, Jesus? You are everlasting God, and I am a mere man. I would despair if you were less, and I am weary of pretending to be more. You are the Creator, Sustainer, and Restorer of all things. You are the Alpha and the Omega, and everything in between. Angels worship you and birds depend on you.
You are the Second Adam—our substitute in life and in death. You lived a life of perfect obedience for us, and exhausted God’s judgment against us. By you, we’ve been completely forgiven; and in you, we’re declared perfectly righteousness. You are our impassioned Bridegroom, and we are your beloved Bride. You cannot love us more, and you’ll never love us less. We believe, help our unbelief, Lord.
You are the reigning and returning King—sovereign over days and demons, over our joys and our sufferings, over every king and every kingdom. Broken reeds love your appearing and demons tremble in your presence. Lord Jesus, you are all this and so much more. Eternity will be an endless revelation of your glory and grace.
But what stuns me the most, as I think about you, Jesus—what compels me to fall down before you in love and worship today, is to realize that you are always thinking about us. We are in your heart and on your mind, all the time. You know us perfectly and delight in us fully. There’s not a moment you’re not praying for us, singing over us, and living in us. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! So very Amen we pray, in your holy and grace-full name.
