Focused on Jesus

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 1:20

Does it ever seem like Christians make a HUGE deal out of Jesus? I mean He is only one of the three persons of the godhead, right? So, why are we always talking about Jesus? It's like the church is fixated!

In fact, this has much more to do with God's plan for redemptive history than it does some fixation on the part of the church. 2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us that ALL of God's promises are fulfilled in Jesus. Think for just a moment of how incredible that statement is. EVERY promise God ever made, even promises made thousands of years before Jesus was born, God was pleased to fulfil in Christ. 

That is why Jesus is always the center of attention is because God made Him central to His entire plan for the world. That is why the church MUST always focus on Jesus! Because all the theological roads of God's promises lead to the same destination: Jesus! That is why we speak the "Amen" through Jesus. The word 'Amen' means "that's right," "that's the truth," or "I agree." Everything about the Christian faith that we place our faith in, everything we proclaim to be the truth finds its conclusion in Jesus. This was God's plan. 

And the verse says that as we speak the "amen" through Him it is to the glory of God! God the Father doesn't feel left out or overshadowed by Jesus. This was His plan. It is His will. And it all works out to His glory. So, study Jesus. Exalt Jesus. Worship Jesus. And do it all to God's glory.