A Meditation on Jesus

A good place to begin a meditation on Jesus is the first and third stanzas of an 1887 hymn:More about Jesus would I knowMore of His grace to others show; More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me.More about Jesus, in His WordHolding communion with my Lord;Hearing His voice in every line, Making each faithful saying mine. Let us take a survey of things said about Jesus in the Word of God. “… Never man spake like this man…” John 7:43-47“… What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!” Matthew 8:23-27“… Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?...” Matthew 13:53-58“…And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes…And they were all AMAZED, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this?...” Mark 1:21-28“…And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, SITTING, and CLOTHED, and in his RIGHT MIND: and they were afraid…” Mark 5:1-19“…And were beyond measure astonished, saying, HE HATH DONE ALL THINGS WELL: HE MAKETH BOTH THE DEAF TO HEAR, AND THE DUMB TO SPEAK.” Mark 7:31-37“…And they that had eaten were about four thousand…” Mark 8:1-9“…And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, WE HAVE SEEN STRANGE THINGS TO DAY.” Luke 5:18-26The first and last stanza from an old beloved hymn:Jesus – how much Thy name unfoldsTo every opened ear;The pardoned sinner’s memory holdsNone other half so dear.The mention of Thy name shall bowOur hearts to worship Thee;The chiefest of ten thousand Thou,Whose love has set us free.It was said by the woman at the well, “…Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this THE CHRIST?...” John 4:6-30It was said by Simon Peter, “… Thou art THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD…” Matthew 16:13-17The centurion and crucifixion legionnaires said:“… TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD.” Matthew 27:54Nathanael said:“…, Rabbi, thou art THE SON OF GOD; THOU ART THE KING OF ISRAEL.”John 1:43-51Doubting Thomas said:“… MY LORD AND MY GOD…” John 20:24-29John ended his gospel with these words: “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” John 21:25Now, who is JESUS to you?~MDH~8/13/2026