You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you will call His name JESUS.
~Luke 1:31
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Do you realize this was the first proclamation of our Savior's name since the beginning of time?
Jesus- the very name at which every knee will one day bow. The very name that every tongue will one day confess. A name that has no parallel in my vocabulary or yours. A name I whispered into the ears of my infant daughters as I rocked them and sang lullabies of His love. A name by which I've made every single prayerful petition of my life. A name that has meant my absolute salvation, not only from eternal destruction but from myself.
A name with power like no other name.
Jesus.
What a beautiful name. I love to watch how it falls off the lips of those who love Him. I shudder as it falls off the lips of those who don't.
It has been the most important and and most consistent word in my life. Dearer today than yesterday. Inexpressibly precious.
Jesus.
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You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
~1 Corinthians 6:11
