The names of Jesus.
Jesus has many names revealed in scripture. Take time to reflect on these few and give thanks that He alone is Saviour.
Cornerstone: (Ephesians 2:20) – Jesus is the cornerstone of the building which is His church. He binds together Jew and Gentile, male and female, all ages and cultures into one faith.
Firstborn over all creation: (Colossians 1:15) – He Himself is not a created being, but the creator of all things so that He might be pre-eminent. He is the head of all things.
Head of the Church: (Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; 5:23) – Jesus Christ, our sovereign head of the Church—those who trust and call on His name receive salvation.
King of kings and Lord of lords: (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16) – Jesus has dominion over all the earth, over all kings and rulers. None can prevent Him from fulfilling His purposes.
Light of the World: (John 8:12) – Jesus came into a world darkened by sin and shed the light of life and truth through His work and His words.
Word: (John 1:1; 1 John 5:7-8) – Jesus the Word is the second Person of the trinity, who was in the beginning with God the Father, and was God, and by whom all things were created.
Alpha and Omega: (Revelation 1:8; 22:13) – Jesus declared Himself to be the beginning and end of all things, a reference to no one but the true God.
Emmanuel: (Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:23) – Literally “God with us.” Both Isaiah and Matthew affirm that the Christ who would be born in Bethlehem would be God Himself who came to earth in the form of a man to live among His people.
I Am: (John 8:58, with Exodus 3:14) – When Jesus ascribed to Himself this title, the Jews tried to stone Him for blasphemy. They understood that He was declaring Himself to be the eternal God, the unchanging God of the Old Testament.