“Therefore God
exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every
name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and earth, and
every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.” Phil 4:9-10
Before I was a
wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandma, I was a daughter, sister, baby,
toddler, friend, student, teen, teacher….(depending where I was when, and who
needed what) and so the list goes on through the years. Today, I am still called many things –
friend, senior, volunteer……….
Jesus, too, was
a baby, son, toddler, brother, carpenter…..but His Names and Titles are far
more excellent and none other can
compare. They are impressive qualities, which
He makes available to His follower for salvation, comfort, guidance, strength,
healing of spirit, mind, body and the
list goes on.
So, to think
of Jesus in terms of Savior, Lord, Messiah- and the 360 more in a devotional I
have- is not so unreal. True, some in
this Devotional are very similar or images in a sentence, but this only begins
to show us His Godliness, personhood, character and many attributes. They also give us insight into His human life
and ministry as examples that we can strive to follow. Remember He came to earth to show us His
Father, His Kingdom principles and His LOVE!
For years I
have been interested in, read and studied the Names of God in the Old Testament
and names of Jesus in the New. Of course many are the same or related . Sooo, Let’s go back to the beginning. Genesis 1:26 says, “Let us make man…” Seems that us
includes the Son, whom we call Jesus.
Isaiah was clear
when he wrote, “For unto us a son is
born, unto us a child is given and the government shall be upon his
shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of peace.” (9:6-7).
And familiar to all of us is Immanuel – God with us! ( Isa 7:4)
He is God’s Son-----our Redeemer
He is God’s Lamb----sacrifice for
our sin, yet our Shepherd
Go with me to
Luke chapters one and two and look at the Names He is called:
1:31-32
Angel to Mary – “Jesus, … Son of
the Most High”
1:43 Elizabeth called Him “My LORD”
1 :69, 73 Zecharias called him “Horn of salvation” and “Dayspring”
1 :54 Mary called him “God’s gift to Israel”
2:11 Angel called him “Savior, Christ the Lord”
2 :31 Simeon – “Light to the Gentiles” a fulfillment of Isa 49:6 and fulfilled in
Matt 4:13-16
2 :38 Anna – “Redemption
of Jerusalem”
John begins
his Gospel with “In the beginning was
the WORD…” We will let this be our beginning of His human life. Yes, it is
hard to separate his humanity from Godliness, but Scripture also says He knows
our weaknesses and has been tempted in
all points as we have been. (Heb 15:4)
SOOOO, what do you call Him? Other than
in song? Jesus? Lord? Savior?
Does it hurt your heart when you hear His Name used lightly? Will you say with Peter, “You are the Christ,
Son of the Living God.
Jesus,
Name Above All Names (No author given)
Jesus, name above all names Beautiful Savior, glorious Lord.
Emmanuel, God is with us. Blessed Redeemer,
Living Word.
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