“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came
down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” (John 3:13
KJV)
Jesus came down from heaven. He is the Son of man, but
He is in control of everything. As human being, there’s no way we can come down
from heaven once we’re up there without the Lord’s intervention. And there’s no
way a person can get out of hell without the Lord’s hand either.
In the Old Testament, the Lord Jesus Christ was
pictured through the life of Joseph. Joseph was Jacob’s beloved son, but his
life is a picture of what has to come. He was beloved of a father. In John 3:16
it says; “For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.” But in the book of Genesis 37:3 it says; “Now
Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his
old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.” Also compare Matthew 3:17.
Before God the Father talked about Jesus as His
beloved Son in the New Testament, He was already talking about Him (Jesus) in
the Old Testament through Joseph’s life. It means you can see Jesus’ life in
the life of Joseph, and in the prophets’ life in the Old Testament. We can see
Jesus in the evils that they went through... We can see Jesus in their
sufferings, in their darkest moments. And even Joseph’s betrayal. He was
betrayed by his own brother when they sold him to the merchants. Jesus was
betrayed by Judas and Peter and was sold by Judas for 30 pieces of silver. It’s
just so amazing how God put the Bible together (Old Testament and New
Testament) with Jesus His Son at the center of it. Can you make Jesus the center
of your life?
The Bible says; “14- And as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15-
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (John
3:14- 15 KJV)
