The many-sided Christ

What think you of Christ? Who say you that He is? This Christ challenges the attention of the world by His many-sidedness. He meets the needs of all classes and conditions of men. As deep answers unto deep, so does He respond to the movings of each soul of mankind. If we were to call the roll of the world’s workers this morning and ask them, “What think ye of Christ?” their answers would be something like this, and they would amaze us by their revelation of His manysidedness:

To the artist He is the One Altogether Lovely.
To the architect He is the Chief Corner Stone.
To the astronomer He is the Sun of Righteousness.
To the baker He is the Living Bread.
To the banker He is the Hidden Treasure.
To the biologist He is the Life.
To the builder He is the Sure Foundation.
To the carpenter He is the Door.
To the doctor He is the Great Physician.
To the educator He is the Great Teacher.
To the engineer He is the New and Living Way.
To the farmer He is the Sower and the Lord of the Harvest.
To the florist He is the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley.
To the geologist He is the Rock of Ages (and it is more important to know the Rock of Ages than the age of the rocks).
To the horticulturist He is the True Vine.
To the judge He is the Righteous Judge, the Judge of all men.
To the juror He is the Faithful and True Witness.
To the jeweler He is the Pearl of Great Price.
To the lawyer He is the Counselor, The Lawgiver, the Advocate.
To the newspaper man He is the Good Tidings of Great Joy.
To the oculist He is the Light of the Eyes.
To the philanthropist He is the Unspeakable Gift.
To the philosopher He is the Wisdom of God. s
To the preacher He is the Word of God.
To the sculptor He is the Living Stone.
To the servant He is the Good Master.
To the statesman He is the Desire of All Nations.
To the student He is the Incarnate Truth.
To the theologian He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith.
To the toiler He is the Giver of Rest.
To the sinner He is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.
To the Christian He is the Son of the Living God, the Saviour, the Redeemer, and Lord.

Melvin E. Lederer.