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December 6, 2018

365 Days of the Great Names of God, Day 6: Jesus


Jesus

"'She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'" (Matthew 1:21 NIV)

Jesus is a Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Joshua. It means, "Yahweh is salvation." 

 We could stop right there and be utterly undone by the impact of this.

 Jesus. The Name above all names. The name at which every knee will one day bow. The name that, when trusted, saves us from ourselves—because we need saving—and saves us for Himself, because He wants relationship with us.

 Oh friends, there is so much else I could say about this name of God, but anything I can think of seems inadequate. So I will follow God's example and let a little child lead us, with these words adapted from something my daughter wrote when she was about five years old: "Jesus loves you. Jesus loves the moms. Jesus loves the world."




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2 comments:

  1. Syncopated MamaDecember 6, 2018 at 9:59 PM

    That picture is just too precious. As is the girl who drew it. And her mother! <3

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    1. Elizabeth SpencerDecember 7, 2018 at 12:38 AM

      Oh, Lisa! You always say the thing that makes my heart feel like it's been given a gift. YOU are precious. xoxo

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