How to Find Jesus in Genesis 1:1

Jesus made some incredible statements about Himself.

For example, in John 8:58, He said, “Before Abraham was, I am.”

Christ was identifying Himself as Yahweh, the eternally self-existent God of the Old Testament.

The Jews understand exactly what he was saying, and therefore “they picked up stones to throw at him” (John 8:59).

 

Furthermore, Jesus said that the Old Testament was about Him. He told the Jewish religious leaders, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me” (John 5:39).

This is why, on resurrection Sunday, when Jesus encountered two disciples walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, He explained why it was necessary “that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory” (Luke 24:26).

How did He do that? Luke tells us plainly: “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself” (Luke 24:27).

So, when reading the Old Testament, starting with the books written by Moses (the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), we should not be surprised to find passages about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

And there are many of them, starting with the very first verse of the Bible.

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

We usually think of God the Father as the subject of this sentence. And that is certainly true; many passages teach that, such as Revelation 4:11:

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”

And we know that God the Spirit was also present at creation: “And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2).

But the New Testament also includes God the Son in Genesis 1:1 –

“He (Jesus) was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him (Jesus), and without him (Jesus) was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:2-3).

“For by him (Jesus) 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 1:16-17).

These are breathtaking statements: Jesus created everything!

All things were made by Him and through Him and for Him.

This is one more wonderful reason to worship Jesus. Amen?

Take a look outside today. Jesus made it all. Then take a look at your hands and feet. Spend time thinking about the mind-boggling complexity of your own human body. Jesus made you and He made me. He is our Creator and therefore we are accountable to Him and owe our entire existence to Him.

Then give thanks to Jesus our Maker for the gift of life, “for in him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). He is worthy of our praise!

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