Jesus Christ the Lord, Truly Remarkable

Scott Price

When the average person claiming to be a "Christian" is asked about Jesus Christ, seemingly they do not have much to say about Him. They feel more comfortable talking about social and political issues. This Jesus they claim to have for a Savior seems not to merit very many remarks from them. If given a piece of paper and locked in a room to write on the subject of Jesus Christ the Lord, would they be able to fill up the page?

The question raised in the Scripture, "What think ye of Christ", is a vital one. What remarks could be made concerning the Lord Jesus Christ? He is true remarkable! The definition of remarkable is: worthy of being remarked or noticed, being uncommon, wonderful, notable, and extraordinary. To remark means -- to mark notably or noticeable and to distinguish as such. It is a mention of that which deserves attention. Here is clearly where we start to see what a person sees as important in there life. Christ Himself conveyed the idea that what is in the heart of a person could be evidenced by what comes out of our mouths (remarks). Does Jesus Christ attract your attention? Do you find Him notable, extraordinary or wonderful?

Christ is remarkably central in everything in time and before time, visible and invisible. He has preeminence in all things. He is a never-ending fountain springing up forever. In Him are all the treasures of wisdom. He is Life. He is the living Word. He is Truth. He is Lord and Savior. Christ is all. It says in John 21:25; "And there are so many other things that Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen." There are plenty of remarks that can be made on both the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ that there are not enough hours in the day or years in our life to adequately do it.

Do you know Him?

The Scripture says; "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent" (John 17:3). Has He revealed Himself to you through the gospel of free grace? Do you know "the doctrine of Christ"? Theology is the study of God. Are you a theologian, a studier of God? Have you been taught of God by the power of His Spirit? Do you desire to know Him more? Do you see Him as notable and distinguished from all other gods or idols?

Do you think about Him?

I did not ask this time what you thought about Him but rather do you think about Him. Today the art of meditation or reflection is almost gone. Our society, through the media, views things in sound bites. People get bored easy and have short attention spans. There are millions of distractions in the world to be caught up in. Our society for the most part puts a low priority on the action of thought and some would consider it laziness or even a waste of time. The most important subject to think about, Christ, is lost when our attention is directed in other areas. Is Christ important enough, uncommon enough, notable enough, or distinguished enough to warrant time to think on Him? We have to know Him first, then to think about him to be more apt to remark on Him.

Are you prepared to remark on Him?

The Scripture says; "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear" (I Peter 3:15). This is not a mere suggestion. It is not directed only to the "clergymen". The job of those pastoring the church is to teach and equip the church body to fulfill this purpose of remarking on Him for the furtherance of the gospel and the edification of the church. This verse tells every last one of God's people they are to be prepared to remark on Christ.

A gospel ministry is built around remarking on Christ. In other words, there is no end to the gospel ministry and there is no fear of running out of things to remark on. Our manual is the Scripture, the Bible, which is the very word of God. It is what God Himself has remarked on the Person and work of Christ. Our thoughts and remarks must reflect His. The more we immerse ourselves in His word, the more we will find the ease of remarking on the Lord Jesus Christ. If you do not know Him do not remark on Him. But if you do know Him, think on Him, and continuously and increasingly be prepared to remark on Him. This is our responsibility as God's people and we should strive to increase in all these areas. The more we do these things the more remarkable He will be to us. For sure He is truly remarkable.

Stand in Awe of Him

“Stand in awe and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed and be still.” Psalm 4:4

To be in awe of the Lord is to see who He is in His majesty, holiness, righteousness, justice, wrath, hatred, grace, mercy, love, faithfulness, unchangeableness, His sovereign power, omnipresence, knowledge, wisdom, and whatever else He reveals to us. It is to stand in utter reverence and honor of this exclusive God and only Savior. The one way this is seen is through a revelation of Christ in the gospel of grace, by the Holy Spirit of God.

This world is totally blind to the awesomeness of God Almighty. This is very easy to detect simply because of their lack of description of Him. Their view of God is shallow. They cannot advance much beyond what they have projected in their own imagination. When we boil it down using the Scripture as our source, we must conclude the world and it’s religious system has missed Christ altogether. The religious Jews in the days of Christ boasted of their family bloodline, their connection to their father Abraham and seemed to consider that more awesome than Christ, the great “I AM”, who was standing in front of them in the flesh. They rejected Christ, the God-Man. He was the same God, Jehovah of the Old Testament, awesome in every way. They were blind because of their self-righteousness, their system, their formal ritual and liturgy thinking they knew better than this simple man named Jesus hailing from Nazareth. As a result they rejected the only Person who was their only hope in what they needed; JUSTIFICATION before an awesome God. Today we have the very same thing. Even the word “awesome” itself has lost it’s meaning. It has become weak and unimpressive, with no effect left to it. Cars, clothes, sports, and even sinful humans have been labeled as awesome. This title should be reserved to God Almighty alone.

Notice what the text says; “…commune with your own heart upon your bed and be still.” There is not much quiet, still, thinking or meditating going on today concerning who God is, who man is, and who Christ is. The rat race of our day keeps the weak, sinful mind occupied to the point where it never still. But thank God He stops His people in their tracks to be absolutely still long enough to reveal His awesomeness in the Lord Jesus Christ as both a just God and Savior. God reveals the most awesome work by the most awesome Person that ever lived, as He finished the perfect work of redemption of the cursed tree at Calvary. Be still some more, again and again. Be still everyday and rest every moment in Christ Jesus the Righteous One alone.