Before He Was Born

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, Jesus was there. When Abraham of the Old Testament was childless, Jesus was there. When Noah started building the ark, Jesus was there. When Adam was created, Jesus was there.

 In Genesis 1:26, God said, “Let us make man in our image.” Who do you think He was talking to when he said that? Who is the “us” of that verse? John 1:1-2 makes that clear. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.”

He was talking to Jesus. Jesus is the one who made everything that has been made. Jesus is not just the carpenter from Nazareth. He is also the great carpenter of the universe. He made the sun, the moon, and the stars. He made the cattle and the birds and the fish. He made man and woman. He made the angels. He made me and He made you.

 What was His name before it was Jesus? No one really knows. Some commentators think he is the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament. He is one of the three in the Godhead. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that he is.

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” – Matthew 28:19-20

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” – 2 Corinthians 13:14

He always was. He always is. He always will be. That is the definition of an eternal God. Our minds are unable to imagine the possibility of a place where time does not exist, where time is irrelevant, where there are no clocks or calendars. Such a place is where Jesus was, where Jesus is, where Jesus always will be.

Since He is there and I am going there, then there will never be another time when I will not exist.  This is because of who Jesus is and who He was before He was born on earth.

       ~Lonnie Davis