Christ- The Author and Finisher

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Heb 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Christ is the Author of everything, and the finisher of everything. Our Faith, life, salvation, this world. Christ is the one that sought us, He is the one that gave us the ability to turn toward Him, He opens our eyes, He does it all. He is the finisher, he will see us to the end, He will be there to carry us through it all, He will never leave, never look away, never fail, always be faithful.

Notice what else our passage says, we are to lay aside all things that will hold us back, anything that hinders us from running the race fully. Is there anything you need to let go of, or just hand over to God? You know, He is all that matters, all theses things we feel are so important are all just "things", they will burn, what matters is how we served our King, how we either fed our flesh or starved it, and vice versa, if we fed our spirit ( by reading the word) or starved it. Even this we can't do on our own, Christ gives us the strength, let us always look to Him for all things, without Him we can do nothing, but with Him all things are possible!

Christ our Kinsman Redeemer

Some definitions of what Kinsman redeemer is:

And the high God their Redeemer - ואל עליון גאלם veel elyon goalam, “And the strong God the Most High, their kinsman.” That one who possessed the right of redemption; the nearest akin to him who had forfeited his inheritance; so the word originally means, and hence it is often used for a redeemer.


For their redeemer is mighty - גאלם goalam, their kinsman. The word means the person who has a right, being next in blood, to redeem a field or estate, alienated from the family, to avenge the blood of a murdered relative, by slaying the murderer; and to take to wife a brother’s widow, who had died childless, in order to preserve the family. The strength here mentioned refers to the justness of his claim, the extent of his influence, and the powerful abettors of such a cause. But in reference to the orphans here mentioned, they having no kinsman, God takes up, vindicates, and avenges their cause.

Because Jesus took on flesh and became one of us ( a human) he now has the right to be our (Kinsman) Redeemer. He is of "our blood" our kinsman, therefore he can redeem the inheritance we forfeited. I love how God set that up in law so He could then one day point to His son and say, "See there He is, your Redeemer, one of your own blood, a kinsman, to redeem you"

Everything was planned out from the very beginning, God's plan is beautiful, gracious, and wondrous.

Praise the Lord and our Savior, our Redeemer

You are all that I need

You are that I need, Sherri Youngward

Christ the Creator

In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was the life and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5

He came to His own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God... John 1:11-12

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son of God from the Father, full of grace and truth.John 1:14

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Heb.11:3

 A great video about one of the amazing "invisible" things Jesus created to point to himself.

For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16

(For a great article by Answers In Genesis click here)

Jesus Christ is the creator of all things. In Him all thing hold together, he is the sustainer of all life, our Redeemer and the Author and finisher of our Faith. Think about it, the Creator entered into his own creation and was hated and murdered, but He did it all to save and redeem the very thing he created. Some think and teach that God made Jesus come and sacrifice Himself. Jesus knew he would come and die for us before HE even created it, knowing what we would do.

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me....