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Monday, February 16, 2004
Jesus Is A Savior
MATTHEW 1:21 NIV
21. 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."
The name "Jesus" actually means
"the Lord saves" or "the Lord is a Savior."
So, when we say "Jesus" we are actually saying "Savior."
The two words are synonyms.
The angel told Joseph what to
name the son born to his wife Mary --
and the reason for that particular name.
Jesus: because He will save.
We could say, "Savior -- because He will save."
Being a savior is integral to Jesus' nature.
That's what He is. Not just something that He does.
He IS, by His very nature, a Savior.
But we are so used to hearing
the word "Savior" in relation to
Jesus that it has lost its meaning for us.
It no longer affects our
thinking the way it should.
So we need to hear another word -- Deliverer.
The word savior means deliverer.
To save something means to deliver it.
To deliver something means to set
it free from what held it down and kept it from being whole.
You don't have to convince
Jesus to deliver you -- He IS a deliverer!
That's what He does.
It's as natural for Him to set you free and make
you whole as it is for you to breathe.
All you have to do is allow
Jesus jurisdiction in your life.
Invite Him in. He will bring deliverance.
Too many people have been
deceived into thinking that allowing
Jesus into their life would
put them in bondage and hold them back.
No! Jesus brings freedom.
He delivers you from bondage.
SAY THIS: Jesus is my Deliverer!
He delivers me from everything that would hold
me down and keep me from wholeness.
