You’ve been a Christian all these months, all these years, who is Jesus to you, what does He mean to you? 1 Corinthians 10:30 says “but of him are ye in Christ Jesus, of him, of God in Christ Jesus who himself of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and Redemption.” See, we are made unto Him something by God Which He does tell us and He’s made unto us what he already listed in that place. Now I want to begin with that. Let’s look at something here; He says, of him are you in Christ Jesus who of God is made unto us…;
Christ Jesus is made unto us. In other words, Christ Jesus means something to us. What does He mean to you, who is He to you? You know for a lot of people He is our Savior but did you notice, in the above scripture, he didn’t use the word savior but He is our savior. Most know him with two terms only;1. Jesus is my Savior 2. Jesus is my lord
But they don’t understand all that is wrapped up in those two words. Now, he tells us something and he doesn’t even use any of those two. He says God has made Jesus wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption. To explain this to you, let me go to the basics, the fundamentals of Salvation. In Romans 10:9 the scriptures declare; “if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe with thy heart…” There are two things, he says if thou shall do – confess with thy mouth and believe in thine heart. “If thou shall confess with thy mouth, the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved.” There’s no other way to be saved. If you have received salvation for your spirit, for your soul, this was what you had to do and if you’re not sure of your salvation it’s because this hasn’t mean anything to you or maybe you haven’t even done it
This is how much God loved the world: He gave His son so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27).
Philippians 2:9-10 tells us that God has vested all authority in the wonderful and matchless Name of Jesus: “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.
”From the very moment you confessed His Lordship over your life, the Name of Jesus was named upon you; you were baptized into, and have become a part of, that Name: “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Galatians 3:27). So now, you can answer that Name. Romans 8:17 says “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ…” This means whatever belongs to Jesus belongs to you, including his Name. Remember, the importance of a name is the power behind it and all that that name represents.
Christianity is living in the Name of Jesus; it’s the life of God lived out through you. You’re not ordinary. Christ is your life; the Name of Jesus has been named upon you! You’re one with Him, for as He is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). There’s power in the Name of Jesus; use that Name to cast out devils, heal the sick, raise the dead, and live triumphantly in this world to His glory. At the mention of that Name every knee bows; in heaven, in the earth, and under the earth (Philippians 2:10).