“She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
The very reason that Jesus was born was so He could save us from our sins. The plan of salvation that God consummated in Jesus required that Jesus redeem mankind from their ungodly fallen state and restore them to intimate fellowship with God.
The Message Bible says: “She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—’God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.”
Jesus had to provide a means for mankind to shed their sinful-core nature and take on the sin-free eternal life nature of God the Father. He accomplished this by first becoming as we are, flesh and blood, and then, as our substitute, He died for us once and for all.
Our sin nature was actually laid upon Him when He went to the cross. His sin-free nature can now be laid on us through the new birth. As a result, eternal life is now ours for the taking.
I am very thankful that Jesus is my savior and He has saved me from my sins.
- Reading Plan A: Revelation 13
- Reading Plan B: Revelation 15
- Reading Plan C: Nahum; Revelation 13
by Tim Davidson
Excerpt permission granted by
Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.