November 09, 2026 | Be Connected
Jesus Christ, the Son of God
Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5(NIV)
1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Devotional
Before I became a Christian, I remember posing questions about Jesus. Often, I would turn to secular answers to those questions, but all of them failed to convince me that Jesus was more than just a good man, prophet, or great teacher. But it was Mrs. LaChance, my Sunday school teacher, who shared a host of Scriptures, books, and sermons that declared Jesus is God.
In one of the sermons I read, Adrian Rogers, one of my favorite preachers, shared a story about preaching in Moscow to an audience of Russian Army soldiers and their wives. He said God had given him a once-in-a-lifetime privilege—to tell them why he believed Jesus is God. Knowing they had been taught from their youth there is no God, he prayed, “Lord, what would You have me to say?” The Holy Spirit answered, “Adrian, tell them about Jesus—why you believe in Jesus Christ.” He reflected, “That’s what I did.” And he used the Bible to share what God has declared about Jesus.
In today’s passage, John writes that “whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (v.1). There are numerous Scriptures which explicitly affirm that Jesus is God. The following are just a few that declare Jesus’ deity:
Thomas declared after seeing the risen Jesus, “My Lord and My God!” (John 20:28) Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, wrote that Jesus is “God over all, forever praised” (Romans 9:5).
Jesus asked Peter: “Who do you say I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:15-16).
Jesus tells John, “I and my Father are One” (John 10:30).
John wrote, “We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true by being in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life” (I John 5:20).
In chapter three of John we read: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
As believers in Christ, we have answered the question: “Who is Jesus?” But we need to share this answer with others in our families and communities who are searching for meaning in their lives and a Savior Who loves them.
Prayer: Dear Lord, we love you. Thank you for our salvation. Help us to share the Gospel with others that Jesus is God. Amen.
