SEEING JESUS ON EVERY PAGE OF THE BIBLE
All Scripture is God-breathed. It is His voice to His people, living and true (2 Timothy 3:16–17). The Bible is not just an old book full of stories. It is the heart of God revealed in words. When His Word fills the soul, it begins to shape us from within. It teaches us, corrects us, comforts us, and slowly changes us until the life of Jesus shines through our own (Colossians 3:16). The Word does not simply inform. It transforms.
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is one story—the story of Jesus. He is the promised Seed who would crush the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15). He is the Lamb that God Himself would provide (Genesis 22:8). He is the Prophet greater than Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15), the Son of David whose throne will never fall (2 Samuel 7:16). Every page, every promise, every prophecy points to Him. Jesus said the Scriptures “testify of Me” (John 5:39). To read the Bible rightly is to see Christ in every line.
The law was given to lead us to the Savior (Galatians 3:24). It shows our sin, that we might run to His mercy. The old covenant was filled with shadows that all find their meaning in Christ (Hebrews 10:1). Yet so many in Jesus’ day searched the words and missed the Word made flesh (John 1:14). The danger still exists—to know the text, but not the Author. To hold the Book, but miss the Lord.
The Word of God is like a river flowing from the throne of grace (Revelation 22:1). Those who drink of it will never thirst again (John 4:14). It is bread for the hungry soul (John 6:35), honey for the weary heart (Psalm 19:10), and light for those who walk in darkness (2 Peter 1:19). When the Word takes root in us, faith grows, love deepens, and hope burns bright within the heart.
The Bible is also a sword in the hand of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). It cuts through pride and pierces unbelief (Hebrews 4:12). It is a seed that bears fruit when planted in good soil (Luke 8:15). It is a lamp to guide our steps (Psalm 119:105). It burns like fire, cleansing and refining the soul (Jeremiah 23:29). The one who treasures it stands firm through every season like a tree planted by rivers of living water (Psalm 1:3). For within its pages, Jesus Himself walks beside us, just as He did on the road to Emmaus, causing our hearts to burn within us (Luke 24:32).
To read the Bible without seeing Christ is to read with a veil still in place. A person may be right in doctrine but wrong in heart. Knowledge without love is lifeless. Truth without the Spirit is a tomb. The Scriptures were never meant to lead us to pride, but to a Person. They are not a ladder to climb toward God, but a light that leads us to His Son (Psalm 119:105).
So when we open the Bible, let our prayer be simple: “Open my eyes, Lord, that I may see wondrous things from Your law” (Psalm 119:18). The same Spirit who inspired the Word must now illumine it in our hearts. Then the Book becomes living and powerful, and Christ Himself becomes the life within it (Hebrews 4:12). The goal is not information but intimacy. Not knowledge alone, but communion with Jesus. For to know Him is eternal life (John 17:3).
Lord Jesus, open my eyes to see You in every page of Your Word. Let the Scriptures draw me close to Your heart. Teach me to hear Your voice and walk in Your truth. May Your Word live in me, shaping my thoughts and guiding my steps. Let every verse I read lead me deeper into Your love.
Amen.
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
