In Luke 1:31, scripture we read last week, the angel Gabriel tells Mary she is to name her newborn son “Jesus”. This name in Hebrew means “to save”, “to deliver”. The naming of Jesus focuses on the significance of Jesus’ role as God coming to be with us as our Savior. God does not give up on us, he saves us. Matthew 1:21 says that Jesus “will save his people from their sins” and Luke 2:11 says that “a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord”. The fall of Adam and Eve remind us of our sinful nature, which leads us to live outside the will of God. We seek our own way, sometimes subtly and other times blatantly. We miss the mark and we sin. God loves us so much he came to be with us through Jesus Christ who saves us, (John 3:16, 1 John 4:9-10, 16-19). Our God does not give up on us through Jesus, who was betrayed, arrested, tried, tortured, crucified, and resurrected. Our story is not defined by our mistakes, rather by the saving grace of our God who came to be with us through Jesus, circumventing death for our life everlasting. Our God who does not give up saves us for today and eternity.
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