As we close out this year, I wanted to give each of you a gift (not a Christmas gift!, but) a reminder of the GIFT OF LIFE.—Author unknown (given by Pastor Tom Curry, Dec 1994.)
- In Genesis, He is the seed of the woman.
- In Exodus, He is the passover lamb.
- In Leviticus, He is our high priest.
- In Numbers, He is the pillar of cloud by day and fire by night.
- In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses.
- In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation.
- In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver.
- In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer.
- In 1 & 2 Samuel, He is our trusted prophet.
- In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning king.
- In Ezra and Nehemiah, He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life.
- In Esther & Job, He is our ever-living redeemer.
- In Psalms, He is our shepherd.
- In Proverbs & Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom.
- In Song of Solomon, He is our lover and bridegroom.
- In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace.
- In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch.
- In Lamentations, He is our weeping prophet.
- In Ezekiel, He is our wonderful four faced man.
- In Daniel, He is the fourth man in life’s firey furnace.
- In Hosea, He is the faithful husband.
- In Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost and fire.
- In Amos, He is our burden-bearer.
- In Obadiah, He is the mighty to save.
- In Jonah, He is our great missionary.
- In Micah, He is the messenger of beautiful feet.
- In Nahum, He is the avenger of God’s elect.
- In Habakkuk, He is God’s evangelist.
- In Zephaniah, He is our Savior.
- In Haggai, He is the restorer of God’s lost heritage.
- In Zechariah, He is the fountain opened in the house of David.
- In Malachi, He is the sun of righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
- In Matthew, He is the Messiah.
- In Mark, He is the wonder worker.
- In Luke, He is the son of man.
- In John, He is the Son of God.
- In Acts, He is the Holy Ghost.
- In Romans, He is our justifier.
- In 1 & 2 Corinthians, He is our sanctifier.
- In Galatians, He is our redeemer.
- In Ephesians, He is the Christ of unsearchable riches.
- In Philippians, He is the God who supplies all our needs.
- In Colossians, He is the fullness of God, bodily.
- In 1 & 2 Thessalonians, He is our coming king.
- In 1 & 2 Timothy, He is our mediator between God and man.
- In Titus, He is our faithful pastor.
- In Philemon, He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- In Hebrews, He is the blood of the everlasting covenant.
- In James, He is our great physician.
- In 1 & 2 Peter, He is our chief shepherd.
- In 1, 2 & 3 John, He is love.
- In Jude, He is the Lord coming with ten thousands of His saints.
- In Revelation, He is the KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS!