CHRISTMAS — CAN I JUST SAY THIS ABOUT THAT?
- Charles Curtman
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min read
There are no less than 265 names ascribed to our Lord in the Bible. Five of the most descriptive are in Isaiah 9:6 where 700 years before He came into the world via a virgin’s womb it was prophesied first, that “His name shall be called Wonderful . . .” I just want to say this about that:
Jesus is wonderful. He was Wonderful during His preexistence in eternity because of His creation of everything that is (John 1:1-3), and because of His control He had over every thing that is (Heb. 1:3; Mark 4:4). He was also Wonderful while present here on earth —throughout the course of His life in terms of His virtue (Heb. 4:15; 7:26), and at the close of His life in terms of His victory (Matt. 28:1-6; 1 Cor. 15:55). He’s still Wonderful, and He’ll be Wonderful when He returns to earth again in glory.
Most important to remember is the fact that Jesus is a Wonderful Savior. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Jesus as Savior is God’s gift from heaven for all who will receive Him (John 1:12; Rom. 6:23).
Napoleon Bonaparte, as far as anyone knows, never received Jesus Christ as His Savior – never received God’s precious Gift, but he knew the truth about Jesus. One time, at the height of his power he said, “I must be present to be powerful: but there is a Man who calmly looks over the centuries and claims the human heart, and, what is more, He gets it.” Napoleon was wrong about a lot of things, but he was never more right than when he said this.
One night, many years ago, Jesus got my heart. I gave my repentant and trusting heart to Him (Acts 20:21), and He has been a Wonderful Savior and Friend to me ever since. Has Jesus ever gotten your heart? He has if you’ve ever given it to Him repentantly and with faith (Rom. 10:9-13). He has a rightful claim to your heart, in that He died so that you might live eternally (2 Cor. 5:15). God has a Gift for you this Christmas. Don’t go into the New Year without it. (Please share).
Recent Posts
See AllIt's interesting and sad, to see pastors—men otherwise Scripturally informed, spiritually minded, and sensible—“piling on” President...
“ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness...
Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) warned, “The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on...
Comments