Who is Jesus (to you?)

This is really a struggle for me lately.

Who is Jesus? Will I ever really know? I suspect it will take a whole lifetime to answer this question. I know we so often get this answer wrong...but can we get it right?

I suspect we can try. That’s why I’m spending a year scouring the Torah for images of the Messiah (verywords.blogspot.com) and trying to encounter Jesus through prayer and service...the devotional stuff.

And here’s what the Nicene Creed says about Jesus:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
      the only Son of God,
      begotten from the Father before all ages,
           God from God,
           Light from Light,
           true God from true God,
      begotten, not made;
      of the same essence as the Father.
      Through him all things were made.

We’re starting a sermon series on Sunday called American Jesus (Adam mentioned this at Worship Team practice last night)...and we’re going to dig deep into who Jesus really is...not who Americans think he is. The sermon will be about Jesus being co-eternal with God. That reminded me of the Nicene Creed.

Light from Light
True God from True God

This is hard for me to type. I am worried that even if I have a good understanding of Jesus, I don’t know how to appropriate him into my life. I’m not a very devotional person, nor am I very affectionate towards others. Is that bad? Is it that okay that I’m more distant? That’s not going to change. My personality will always be this way. Do I love Jesus less because I’m not affectionate?