WEDNESDAY September 25th
Now, as I have said, these devotions are going to be a look at Jesus our wonderful Saviour, and we have so much in scripture that tells us all about him, and then, there are so many hymns or songs, even the little choruses we used to sing that define Jesus for us in so many wonderful ways. I wonder how many or which ones would spring to your mind. Songs about his person, or about his character, maybe something of his attributes, or maybe what he has done for us and who or what he has become to us, such as our shepherd, friend, etc.
There is absolutely no doubt that there is no one else like Jesus, he has no equal, he is unique, he is indescribable, for we cannot fully comprehend all there is about him, he has the best name, using the same word again as the previous devotion, he has the sweetest name as we often sing, ‘Jesus is the sweetest name I know, and he’s just the same as his lovely name, that’s the reason why I love him so, for Jesus is the sweetest name I know’ or how about,
‘Jesus!’ oh how sweet the name! ‘Jesus!’ Every day the same! ‘Jesus!’ Let all saints proclaim its worthy praise for ever.
It doesn’t matter how many devotions I will write concerning Jesus, nor in whatever order I bring them, there will still be far much more to discover, but the purpose is that in the words of another song that did the rounds a few years ago that we will just keep falling in love with him, over and over and over and over again, he gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by, there’s none so happy as my Lord and I, I just keep falling in love with him, over and over and over and over again.
Now perhaps some of the most important verses I can remind us of concerning Jesus are found in Hebrews 1:1-4, which reminds us that God speaks to us through the Lord Jesus Christ, and it also expresses to us something of who Jesus is. As we move forward with these devotions, I will not always have the scripture to start with, but it will be included somewhere in the text of the devotion. Here is what it says in Hebrews, and as you read them, remind yourself that this is Jesus our wonderful Saviour.
‘Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.’