JESUS IS THE AUTHOR

 JESUS IS THE AUTHOR 

TEXT: “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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”   Hebrews 12:2

Author = pioneer, trailblazer, one who goes before and who is the first to do it

Jesus Christ is the author, the pioneer of our faith. He has blazed a trail to heaven that we all may follow.

He did it with joy. He joyfully was obedient to the will and mission of His life. His delight was to do the will of the One who sent HIm. He prayed “not my will, but thine be done.”

He did what? Endured the cross. 

What was that endurance like? Excruciating! Awful! Horrible! Inexplicable! He died on a cross for our sins! Not His own for He never sinned! He endured the wrath of God for our sins. He took upon Himself our guilt and condemnation. He endured the wrath of God in our place. He experienced hell for us. He paid sin’s penalty for us. He despised its shame for us.

“Sat down at the right hand of God” - why? Because His work was done. Finished. Accomplished. Complete! The right hand of God is not a gigantic divine hand but the hand of power and authority! There he sits as our author and finisher of our faith! It was His plan. He designed it and He delivered it!

Hallelujah! What A Saviour! (Man of Sorrows, What A Name)