Category: Names of God

Jesus, Savior Of His People

  Earlier this week we witnessed a beautiful part of the Christmas story. In the midst of confusion and shock the angel comforts Joseph regarding the baby that Mary was going to have (Matt 1:21). A baby that is not his but that he is supposed to love and raise

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Jesus Saves Sinners

“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those

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Jesus – Yahweh Saves

———— The name Jesus means… Yahweh saves. ———— “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. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet…” ~ Matthew 1:21-22  

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Immanuel

Immanuel. This is a beautiful name. A name that causes us to sing and rejoice because it tells us that GOD is with us! So many people during the time of Jesus had no idea that when they were looking upon Him they were looking into the face of God.

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In every season, God with us…

I was reminded how out of shape I am as I literally ran into the sanctuary with no time to spare. I’m pretty sure I was the last one to sit down in a room full of hundreds. Seriously – the very last one. I really didn’t have time for

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Immanuel: God With Us

Dear Paige, Addie & Brinnley, Ahh how I love you each so dearly! You’re all fast asleep upstairs, tucked into bed, and I’m down here on the computer begging God to speak through me because I don’t feel I have any words left to give, to say tonight for this

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His Name Shall Be Called…

Unlike any other child who ever came into the world, God named Himself. And these are the names He chose. Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace… I love how God chose to enter our world…as a baby, the sinless being placed in the hands of the sinful.

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God’s wisdom: our great treasure, or our last resort?

Suppose you were sick and there was a proven medicine that would help you. You are aware that this medicine exists, but you don’t ask for it.  It’s not that you don’t want to get better. In fact, you are longing for freedom from this sickness so you can get

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Wonderful Counselor

I am a terribly indecisive person. Decisions about what I should wear, what I should make for dinner, or even which route I should take to get somewhere are all affected by my indecisiveness. And these are just the tiny things in life. When it comes to bigger decisions I

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Our Prince of Peace

There is no doubt we live in a time of unrest all around the world. We can all feel it…even if we don’t talk about it. We see it on the nightly news, and we hear about it as we pick our kids up from school or as we head

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