Saturday, December 15, 2007
Luke 2:10-11 Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
AN ADVENT MESSAGE TO: YOU
Have you ever been called something other than your given name? Maybe you have been given a "pet name" by a loved one, or had a nickname that was given to you by your classmates when you were in school. Many people have nicknames they are given that stick with them for the rest of their lives. We are also known by our jobs, dividing us from others who may have the same name but a different occupation. There are many different ways that we can describe one another without using our personal names, and we do that more often than we may realize. These additional descriptions or titles add to our knowledge of who a person is.
In the past week we have been studying Old Testament promises of the coming Savior. These promises were also descriptions of who and what the Savior would be. In many prophecies of the Savior, we may at times have a difficult time understanding who is being spoken of because they don't ever use the name of the Savior we are so familiar with: Jesus. But even though the name "Jesus" is not used in ANY Old Testament promises of the Savior, we can be sure that He is the one who is being spoken of by how He is described.
We have seen Jesus described as the Head-crusher of Satan, the One through whom all people would be blessed, and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the king Who would be the Son of God, and the Savior who would be true man and true God. Not once have we seen the name of Jesus, yet as we compare these descriptions to the New Testament (where we do find the name of Jesus) we see that these were promises of Jesus who would finally come for us. For you!
Like Adam and Eve, Abram, Judah, David and many others, you too can place your trust and our confidence in the LORD who has brought about your eternal deliverance from the serpent through the work of Jesus, Your Savior!
