Prayer – Lord. You are my Messiah...my Lord...my Savior. I praise You and look forward to celebrating Your birth—as the shepherds and wise men did. Holy. Holy. Holy—are You, Lord God Almighty. Open the eyes of anyone reading this—and reveal Yourself as their Messiah.
No
one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love
is brought to full expression in us. And God has given us his Spirit as proof
that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes
and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All
who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live
in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John 4:12-16
Meditate.
Consider God’s love in scripture.
Love is
born. God is love and loved us so much…that He wanted to show us His love by
giving us His Son as a sacrifice for the very sins of mankind.
For God loved the world so much
that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will
not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge
the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
These
verses out of Isaiah 9 are classic. The Savior and King that the world was
waiting for was born as a little baby…in of all places a stable in Bethlehem.
Bethlehem was a shepherd’s town. David, an ancestor of Jesus, had been a
shepherd and at the time of Jesus’ birth sheep were raised in Bethlehem that
were used for sacrifice at the Temple in Jerusalem. So this baby was wrapped in
swaddling cloths, just like a baby lamb that would one day be
sacrificed.
From
Bethlehem, David’s hometown, came this Holy baby—part of the Trinity so that He
would be part of: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. When we think of the Wonderful Counselor,
we think of the Holy Spirit. The Mighty God and Everlasting Father invoke
thoughts of our Heavenly Father, and Jesus Himself is our Prince of
Peace. As you contemplate and meditate on the names of Jesus…and of our
God, consider the other names of Jesus, besides Lord, King and Savior. Creator,
Redeemer, Righteousness, Morning Star, Alpha and Omega, Messiah, Rabbi,
Jehovah, Jehovah Jirah (Lord Provides), Jehovah Rapha (Healer), Yahweh, Yahweh
Jireh (Provider), Yahweh Nissi (Banner), Yahweh Shalom (Peace), Yahweh Sabbaoth
(Lord of Hosts), Sanctifier, Yahweh Ro’i or Jehovah-Raah (Lord is my Shepherd),
Righteousness, Yahweh Elohim Israel (God of Israel) Adonai, Theos (Greek for
God), Kurios (Greek for Lord), Despotes (Greek for Master), and Jehovah Shalom
(Lord of Peace). Do some studies for yourself in the Blue Letter Bible, other
on-line resources or in a concordance to discover more information on the names
of Jesus. Seek to know more about Jesus. He has promised that if you seek Him,
you will find Him. The choice is yours.
Verse
of Salvation ~ Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your
name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name. Psalm 79:9
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