Advent - "U" - "Unique Son of God"

December 20, 2011

“To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him?”
(Isaiah 40:18)

There has never been, nor will there ever be, a man like Jesus. He entered the world in the most unique way – Jesus alone was born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:20-23). He is the only unique son of God (John 1:14).

He is uniquely eternal – He existed from eternity past, He exists in the present, and He will exist for all eternity in the future (John 1:1-3, 14; John 8:58).

Jesus alone is the One who bore our sins so that we could have forgiveness and be saved from them (Matthew 1:21). Jesus is the only Way to the Father (John 14:6); there is no other way to salvation. He is the only righteous One who could exchange that perfect righteousness for our sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus uniquely had power over His own death and the ability take back His life again (John 10:17-18). His resurrection was not a “spiritual” one, but was physical (Luke 24:39), for His Spirit never died. His resurrection from the dead, never to die again, distinguished Him as the unique Son of God (Romans 1:4).

Jesus alone could accept worship as an equal with the Father (Philippians 2:6), and indeed God the Father states that the Son is to be honored as He is honored (John 5:23). All others, whether Jesus’ disciples or angelic beings, rightly reject that worship (Revelation 19:10).

Jesus has the unique power to give life to whom He will (John 5:21). The Father has committed all judgment only to Jesus (John 5:22).

Jesus was with the Father and directly involved in the creation, and it is by His hand that all things are held together (John 1:1-3), and it is only Jesus who will forever uniquely rule the world at the end of this present age (Hebrews 1:8).

It is Jesus who uniquely demonstrated that He had the attributes of God - the power to forgive sins and heal the sick (Matthew 9:1-7); to calm the wind and waves (Mark 4:37-41); to know us, being perfectly acquainted with us (Psalm 139) and to raise the dead (John 11). Even Jesus’ love was unique (John 3:16).

There are a great number of prophecies concerning the Messiah’s birth, life, resurrection, person, and purpose. All were fulfilled by Him and no other (Isaiah 7:14).
Scripture proves the uniqueness of Jesus, we just must have faith in God’s Word to believe that Jesus is the only unique Son of God, and came from the Father, and is one with the Father. Jesus is the only one who is the second Person of the Godhead.

Is it hard to have faith in this unique Person? The Father gives us the faith to believe, and this faith comes by hearing His Word (Romans 10:17) – not just with the ears but with the heart.

G. K. Chesterton said that “faith is always on the verge of dying but never quite dies.” Satan brings all kinds of doubts about the uniqueness of Jesus, and even doubts about the Father God. These doubts may be fueled by the faithless teachers, and even preachers, in our secular schools and churches who do not believe in the uniqueness of Jesus or the Truth of His Word. Devastating circumstances may bring up thoughts of, “If there was a loving God, He wouldn’t have let this happen,” and etc. When it seems our faith is dead, but we choose to “believe” what God’s Word says about Jesus and His uniqueness, that “measure of faith” (Romans 12:3), which is never dead, just sleeping, is awakened and “survives all its conquerors.” One of the prophecies about the coming Savior says, “A bruised reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick, He will not quench” (Isaiah 42:3). Just changing our focus from our doubts to our unique Savior (“the lifter of our heads”) drives doubts and fears away.

It is a fact: Jesus is unique. Wonderful, wonderful Jesus, who can compare with You?