Jesus Name Above all Names

18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.19 Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.21 and she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matt 1:18-21 (NLT)

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as we go into the weekend that this year we will celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior on. I was listening to Dr. David Jeremiah and his message was on why the name Jesus and I learned something I wanted to share with you. Jesus means the Lord of our Salvation. Now it was a very popular name in the times in which Jesus lived. It was the New Testament name for Joshua who had led Israeli in so many wars and helped to build a great nation out of them in the Torah. That’s what I learned from Dr. Jeremiah, what I understand is this. You see they were looking for a savior just like you and I. The problem was they were looking for someone who would lead them into victory over Rome not someone who had come to save them from Hell. Just like you and I we want someone who can fix whatever might be our immediate problem; but in the long run we want to do it all on our own. Jesus did not come to be a genie or a Mr. Fixit. He came for the sole purpose to save us from our sins and deliver us out of eternal damnation. I know that may seem harsh but it’s the reality of the choice you are making when you deny Christ in your life. When we call on the name Jesus we are speaking about salvation that is why at just the mention of His name the devil runs. You see He knows were real power comes from He cannot stand in the face of Jesus and those who call on His name.  I ask you today do you know the power found in the name of Jesus. He is there when you call on Him trust Him today to change things in your situation and in your life it’s a choice I can tell you it might not always be easy but in the end it is the greatest choice you will ever make. Have a blessed day in the Lord.