Thoughts about Jesus

[Joe Knapp]

When we think of Jesus, we often think about his life hereon earth. It's only natural, because so much of the bible talks about Him here. The whole new testament is about the life of Jesus and His instructions for our life.  This is good and important. Very important. 

 In Hebrews it says: 

1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, ^2 [a]in these last days has spoken to us ^[b]in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the ^[c]world.    NASB.  

But there is more to Jesus. 

through whom He also made the ^[c]world.    NASB.  

So the bible clearly says Jesus created the world. There is no doubt about it. Jesus is the creator God. 

Now lets look at something else. 

Luke 15 Now all the tax collectors and ^[a]sinners were coming near ^[b]Jesus to listen to Him. ² And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”

³ And so He told them this parable, saying, ⁴ “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the ^[c]open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? ⁵ And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’ ⁷ I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.  NASB

Who does not need repentance? Everyone on this planet. So Jesus is referring to 99 other planets HE created. 

In the Hebrews text above, some translations say worlds, plural. Some say ages.  Some say the universe.        All of them fit.  Jesus created our planet and all the others. 

The Jesus that we reference in the New Testament, is only a portion of Jesus.             When we understand the bigger picture of Jesus,   it is difficult to comprehend. 

The very great in size, extent, and complexity of Jesus, is beyond our human understanding. 

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We can better appreciate, the sacrifice he made for us.   The humility of Jesus, the compassion that is beyond any human compassion. 

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We can better understand the great slander that the evil ones perpetrate. 

The whole picture becomes clearer.  Much clearer.