Thou Art the Christ
A Devotional on the Life of Jesus
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This first-century Passover would be different because God chose not to pass over His only begotten Son—the Lamb of God. Jesus began these last miles as the sacrificial lamb going to His own slaughter.
The minds of others going to Jerusalem were on Jesus. People looked for Him along the roads and in Jerusalem. In the temple where lambs were slain daily for sacrifices, people were thinking about Jesus without knowing He was the Lamb of God. Jesus became the topic of conversation in preparation for this Passover season. They spoke with each other about Him. Where they spoke about Him did not matter to them—even in the temple. Speculations abounded whether or not Jesus would show up for the Passover.
Jerusalem’s religious leadership lay in wait for Him. In a conspiracy formed after Jesus raised Lazarus, priests and Pharisees began to pass religious laws requiring people to report or to identify His location. Why? They planned to arrest Jesus.
With each step Jesus took along the dusty road from Jericho to Jerusalem, God’s plan, the history of humankind, the hopes of the people, and a conspiracy of evil began to converge and become harmonious with each other. Why? God’s will superseded the wills of others and forced all the other plans to submit to His own.
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About the Book
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John give four different views of the story of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Their accounts are compelling, but they give a fragmented and scattered view of Jesus’ life. In this devotional, the author pieces together the life of Jesus within these accounts, walking readers through His life chronologically.
In the process, he seeks to answer questions such as:
• What would a typical day with Jesus have included?
• How did Christ interact with Scripture, especially messianic prophecies?
• When did the plot to kill Jesus begin, and how extensive was it?
• How many witnesses were there to the resurrection?
The author also examines how Jesus was first recognized as the Messiah and declared as the Son of God, whether any court declared Him innocent, and what Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John’s insights tell us about Jesus and His teachings.
Thou Art the Christ provides a nonbreaking narrative of Jesus’s life, connecting it to Old Testament prophecies about God’s promise to send the Messiah for the whole world for any whosoever believing him.
About the Author
Jonathan Jenkins holds Bible degrees from William Carey University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. After teaching secondary English for more than two decades, he became his parents’ caretaker in their final years. During his mother’s forty-three-month battle with colon cancer, he began steps to enter the writing ministry. His passion for God’s Word has been his comfort and his inspiration through life. He attends Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Gallion, Alabama.