In the gospels we find the revelation of Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit, to our innermost beings. When we receive this revelation by faith, we discover a new life (new birth) in the finished work of Christ, the work of redemption accomplished for us on the cross. Having this new life becomes the means for our growing in the knowledge of the kingdom of God in its varied aspects of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit as taught by the Apostle Paul in his epistles.
The gospels give four views of Jesus Christ, who will be the Head of the kingdom of God in its vast, eternal, moral character. Jesus will be seen forever, as "God... manifest in the flesh," in man. In Matthew we see Him as the King, in Mark as the perfect Servant, in Luke as the Evangelist, and in John as the Son of God.
May our hearts rise in worship, as we see the King in His beauty, opened to our eyes of faith in Matthew's gospel. The Gentile wise men brought to the child Jesus treasures of gold as they worshipped Him.
What wonder will fill our hearts at the rapture when, for the first time, we will see the only "man" that gave Himself unreservedly to the Father as the perfect Servant Son of God, walking before Him in dependence, obedience and love-the man that was rejected by the world.
Who can still the praise of the redeemed in that day as we see in pristine glory the Friend of sinners, the one who wholeheartedly sought His sheep, who searched for and found the coin of silver in the dust on the floor and who in divine love clasped the prodigal in arms that will never relax as the eternal ages roll on and on.
In John's gospel, the Lord Jesus is seen as a Divine Person coming down from heaven to become a man and to take back with Him the children of God to His own home with the Father. This will be the heavenly family.
May eternal praise begin to fill our hearts as we anticipate the fulfillment of the heavenly calling for those who form the body of Christ-the bride. In union with the Bridegroom she will say, "Come, my Beloved, let us go forth into the field... let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves."
Oh! for Eschol's grapes-for the man of Sychar's well.