The Lord our God, who is the Lord our Righteousness, is the Lord our Savior.
He is our Preserver, our Protector, our Provider, and our Deliverer.
The Lord who redeemed us, called us, and made us holy by his almighty grace is our Savior.
Who is he? What is his name? The answer is found in Matthew 1:21. The angel of the Lord said to Joseph, "She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins."
The Lord our God, Jehovah, is Jesus our Savior. Jesus Christ is Jehovah our God come to save. We have seen seven names of God, given in the Scriptures. Each of the names point us to the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord will Provide
(Gen. 22:13-14).
Jehovah-Rapha: The Lord will Heal
(Ex 15:26).
Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord our Banner
(Ex. 17:8-15).
Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord our Peace
(Jud. 6:22-24).
Jehovah-Ra-ah: The Lord my Shepherd
(Ps. 23:1).
Jehovah-Tsidkenu: The Lord my Righteousness
(Jer. 23:6).
Jehovah-Shammah: The Lord is There
(Ezek. 48:35).
With the incarnation, life, death, resurrection, and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ all these names of our God and Savior and the messages contained in them are fulfilled. The name by which the Lord God appeared to his saints in the types and prophecies of the Old Testament is Jehovah. Jesus, the name which our Lord assumed when he came into the earth as a man, is a transliteration of the Old Testament name Joshua, which means "Jehovah is salvation," or "Jehovah is Savior." The name of the God-Man, who is our Savior is Jehovah-Jesus, or the Lord Jesus; and he is the Christ.
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR IS "JEHOVAH".
Footprints in the sand...
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
God loved us so much that He sent Jesus to die for us.
You alone are worthy of praises!
FOOTPRINTS
...A New Version
Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace..
But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns.
For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently.
You and Jesus are walking as true friends!
This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps.
Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one.
This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change. The footprints inside the large footprints seem to grow larger.
Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints they have become one.
This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Gashes in the sand. A variable mess of prints.
You are amazed and shocked.
Your dream ends. Now you pray:
"Lord, I understand the first scene, with zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with You."
"That is correct."
"And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps , following You very closely."
"Very good.. You have understood everything so far."
When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way."
"Precisely."
"So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first."
There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice.
"You didn't know? It was then that we danced!"
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, a time to laugh, A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4.
It's not WHAT you have in your life, but Whom you have in your life that counts....
