Yeshua....Messiah

Yesterday our pastor preached on some of the different names of Jesus. One of my favorite names of Jesus has always been Yeshua. I have loved different lanugages for a long time...I guess ever since I was exposed to Spanish in 6th grade. That was the first foreign language I ever started to learn.

Anyway, as my faith in Christ has grown, I have enjoyed periodically, studying the Greek and Hebrew origins of words in our English Bible. Also, I love names....how they are spelled, how they sound, their meaning, etc. So, when he started talking about His Names yesterday, I was 'all ears'.

Listen to this...again, I love the name Yeshua. It means 'to rescue, to deliver, He saves'.
Yes, He does rescue, He does deliver, and He does save. He rescued me, He delivered me, and He saved me.

Do you ever think in a million years, Mary wrapped her brain around the fact that the son she delivered would rescue her, deliver her, and even save her?

I also love Messiah...the long-awaited Anointed One. He came as He promised. God, the Father, sent His only Son, Jesus...to save us from our sins. We, in our sin, could not do anything to become reconciled to God. He looked on us and loved us and sent the Savior of the world to redeem us, so we could be reconciled to God....the greatest gift EVER given....

His. Name. Is. JESUS.
                         
                                                      Celebrate Jesus this Christmas!