Matthew 1:21  Give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from the sins.

      O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend,

      My Prophet, Priest, and King,

      My Lord, my life, my way, my end,

      Accept the praise I bring.

John Newton, formerly captain of a vessel transporting African slaves, wrote that verse. How well Newton knew of whom he wrote! He who had made his living off the sale of human beings into bondage was reclaimed by the name and in the power of Jesus. Newton became a leading voice in the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.

The name Jesus contains the essence of the divine will. The arrival of the Son of God in human flesh was designed to accomplish human salvation from sin and death. Jesus was sent to free us from the profound bondage to sin.

Jesus! The name above all names. The name Jesus means "Savior." In the original Hebrew it is pronounced Yeshua, which is translated in the Old Testament as Joshua. But the name had to be matched in truth and life by the one carrying it. There have been many boys named Joshua. Only one lived, suffered, died and was raised for us. It is this Jesus who captures human hearts and frees them from heaven. It is this Jesus whom we pray!
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