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“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21
What a wonderful gift that mankind received from God with the birth
of Jesus. In context, an angel spoke to Joseph and let him know that
Mary was going to bear a son that was immaculately conceived by the
Holy Spirit. This child's name was to be called 'Jesus,' for he was
going to save his people from their sins. In the Hebrew, the word
'Jesus' means 'savior.'
The world
was steeped in sin and even those under the Mosaic Law did not have
the power nor the ability to live a life free from sin. Jesus came
to this world as a savior. Through the shed blood of Jesus and the
transformation that occurs in our life when we repent and accept the
Savior's gift of salvation, we too can walk in newness of life free
from sin.
Through
the power of the Savior, the strongholds of Satan are broken in
people's lives. "I beheld Satan as lightening fall from heaven."
Jesus came to save us from our sin. When Jesus truly comes in to the
heart of a repentant believer, the binding chains of sin are broken.
We too can then go and "sin no more" - for we have met the savior.
In a world
were sin is abounding, we can take courage with the message of hope
still today. The Savior was born, died, and rose again that "where
sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (Rom 5:20).
So many
today believe that people can not live without sinning. Jesus came
not only to be a friend and to save us from eternal damnation. He
came to remove the guilt, condemnation and very power of sin in our
lives.
Who shall
deliver us from the power of sin? I thank God through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
--Bro. Michael Smith |
