.“And she shall bring forth a son, and you will call His name Jesus, for He shall, and He shall save His people from their sins….”
Occasionally, I like to do some word play on biblical names. This is an acrostic using the letters in Jesus’ name to signify what His coming means to us. J – Justification – We could not be saved based on our own merits, but we are justified by faith in Jesus. Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.” Jesus died and rose again in order for us to be able to accept Him by faith and be saved. Thank Him for this justification, without which we would be lost. E – Emmanuel – Matthew 1:17 – “Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God with us.” This word is a reminder that our Savior came to live as a human being, but was at the same time “God with us.” Praise Him as Emmanuel in your life! S – Salvation – Jesus is God’s means of salvation from sin, as Romans 1:16 reminds us: “For am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” Jesus Himself reminded us of this in John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man comes unto the Father but by me.” If you are not saved, you can be saved by confessing sin and inviting Jesus into your life by faith. U – Uttermost – This word reminds us that no one is so far away from God that he or she cannot be saved. Romans 7:25: “Where He (Jesus) is able also to saved them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them.” Another translation of “uttermost” is “completely.” This reminds us that our salvation is completely in the hand of Jesus for “whosoever will may come.” S – Spirit – In John 14:16, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit into the lives of those who are saved by faith: “And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that He may abide with you forever.” We have a great promise about the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1:14: “In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.” All of this is yours in Jesus….
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