“Give Him The Name Jesus”
This
is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged
to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be
pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to
the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind
to divorce her quietly.
But after he had
considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
“Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because
what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 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: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a
son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
When Joseph
woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home
as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a
son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew
1:18-25
We all name our own
children. We come up with the names from family, some trait the baby has or we
hope the child will have and we move on. Not so with Jesus. His name came from
the angels.
Jesus:
His name and His mission are one and the same.
He was
sent to save us from our sins.
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