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This was originally published as the Gift of Life by Pastor Tom Curry on December of 1994 and the author is unknown. I have taken the video clip above and written out the text below. ENJOY!
The Gift of Life
In Genesis, He (Jesus Christ) is the seed of the woman.
In Exodus, He is the Passover lamb.
In Leviticus, He is our high priest.
In Numbers, He is the pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.
In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation.
In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver.
In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer.
In 1 & 2 Samuel, He is our trusted prophet.
In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning king.
In Ezra and Nehemiah, He is the re-builder of the broken down walls of human life.
In Esther, He is our Mordecai.
In Job, He is our ever-living redeemer.
In Psalms, He is our shepherd.
In Proverbs & Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom.
In Song of Solomon, He is our loving bridegroom.
In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace.
In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch.
In Lamentations, He is our weeping prophet.
In Ezekiel, He is our wonderful four faced man.
In Daniel, He is the fourth man in life's fiery furnace.
In Hosea, He is the faithful husband forever married to the backslider.
In Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost and fire.
In Amos, He is our burden-bearer.
In Obadiah, He is the mighty to save.
In Jonah, He is our great foreign missionary. In Micah, He is the messenger of beautiful feet.
In Nahum, He is the avenger of God's elect.
In Habakkuk, He is God's evangelist crying, “Revive thy works in the midst of the years.”
In Zephaniah, He is our Savior.
In Haggai, He is the restorer of God's lost heritage.
In Zechariah, He is the fountain opened in the house of David for sin and uncleanliness.
In Malachi, He is the sun of righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
In Matthew, He is the King of the Jews.
In Mark, He is the servant.
In Luke, He is the son of man; feeling what you feel.
In John, He is the Son of God.
In Acts, He is the Savior of the world.
In Romans, He is the Righteousness of God.
In 1 Corinthians, He is the rock of all of Israel.
In 2 Corinthians, He is the triumphant one giving victory.
In Galatians, He is your liberty; he set you free.
In Ephesians, He is the head of the Church.
In Philippians, He is your Joy.
In Colossians, He is your completeness.
In 1 & 2 Thessalonians, He is your Hope.
In 1 Timothy, He is your faith.
In 2 Timothy, He is your stability.
In Titus, He is truth.
In Philemon, He is your benefactor.
In Hebrews, He is your perfection.
In James, He is the power behind your faith.
In 1 Peter, He is your example.
And in 2 Peter, He is your purity.
In 1 John, He is your life.
In 2 John, He is your pattern.
And in 3 John, He is your motivation.
In Jude, He is the foundation of your faith.
In Revelation, He is your coming King.
He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. He is the keeper of creation and the creator of all. He is the architect of the universe and the manager of all times. He always was, He always is and He always will be. Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone. He was bruised and brought healing. He was pierced and eased pain. He was persecuted and brought freedom. He was dead and brought life. He IS risen and brings power. He reigns and brings peace. The world can’t understand Him. The armies can’t defeat Him. The schools can’t explain Him and the leaders can’t ignore Him. Herod couldn’t kill Him. Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him. The people couldn’t hold Him. Nero couldn’t crush Him. Hitler couldn’t silence Him. The New Age can’t replace Him and Oprah – can’t explain Him away.
He is life, love, longevity and more. He is goodness, kindness, gentleness and God. He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful and pure. His ways are right. His word’s eternal. His will unchanging and His mind is on me. He is my redeemer. He is my savior. He is my God. He is my peace. He is my joy. He is my comfort. He is my Lord and He rules my life.
Recited at Salem Lutheran Church – December 2010
