Real Scope!

She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]. Matthew 1:21 AMPC

It is the season of Christmas, when we celebrate the greatest gift ever given to mankind. It's not about a particular day, but about the physical manifestation of God's divine arrangement of eternal redemption for all of mankind. We don't focus on a particular day, but we focus on the one who makes all days worthwhile simply because he willingly surrendered his life for our sake.

Today's extract talks about the prophecy and circumstances around the birth of the One who makes all days worthwhile. The vessel through which the gift would come and the name the gift would bear had already been determined. A virgin was to conceive and bear a son. If I can believe God as a miracle worker, how would I doubt that he can disrupt nature just to prove a point? If he could make the sun and the moon stand still for a whole day, while his people were fighting a war, how then do I doubt that he can choose any way of his choosing to bring about his eternal plan?

Check out the name given- Jesus - meaning Saviour. As much as I would love to receive all things from him, my greatest need in life aligns with his name. Until I have accepted him as Saviour and surrendered to him as Lord, I cannot fully enjoy the blessings and benefits of his name. I could call him for provisions or  protection and he will answer, but if I have not accepted him for his primary assignment, then at the end of my life, I would come to the realization that I only settled for the shadow; I didn't get the substance.

What is the significance of that name too? Today's extract also says that when I accept him for his name and purpose, I am missing the whole essence of my life and the true end of all things, which is God. Oh, trust me, everything else you see today will come to an end one day; the only thing that would speak on my behalf will be the Presence of that name in my life. If I pursue and possess the world and all its trappings, and I miss the full package of God for me, then I have wasted God's deposit and investments in me. All he wants is my life, given back to him in full realization that he owns it in the first place, and I will give account of whatever I do with it to Him. Do I know him? Does he know me as his own? His time of favour is here.