My hope is that this series will offer my readers a chance to consider the names, characteristics and descriptions of our God in the Word.
The remaining Names of God in this series might be considered descriptors, or characteristics of the Lord. We have reviewed the three primary Names of God, along with nineteen compound Names of God in our previous posts. As we venture through these descriptors of our God, I hope we will recognize all the many characteristics of our God that we tend to take for granted.
The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly is a blessing.
May the Name of the Lord be praised, and by thinking on His name, may you have a blessed day.
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| GREAT SAVIOR |
| Titus 2:13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, |
| Ok I admit it – at first glance, the name “Great Savior” is not specifically found in this verse. There is a rule in the Greek – that when a singular article (the) comes before two nouns (God & Savior), both nouns refer to the same subject, which is Jesus in our verse. Now I am no Greek geek by any stretch of the imagination, but I can’t imagine any argument from any who know the Savior that He isn’t a Great Savior. The grammar may make my point, but experience seals the fact to our hearts that Jesus is a Great Savior. In our last post on this topic, we reviewed God’s name as “Great Salvation”, finding that David used it in relation to the imagery of a battle. God is our Great Salvation, or a Great Tower to flee to. Now, instead of the act of salvation being referred to as Great, let us focus in on the Person of our Great Savior. I am so tempted to describe the work of salvation He has accomplished for our lives, including the abolishing of death. 2 Timothy 1:10 … our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, The abolishing of death! No that is for another time! But what an amazing accomplishment for those who knew nothin gbut death! No, let us remember the One who is the Great Savior and in the remembering, consider the Person of the Christ. For He is a Great Savior, but unlike those who are great in this old world, our Great Savior is One who is humble, approachable, meek and gentle. But let us not hear that these characteristics define our Great Savior as weak, for when He speaks, He speaks with authority. He needs not raise His voice, for with authority – not volume – He makes His will known. He is the Great Savior. Let us spend a moment considering how Great He is this morning! |
I would love to hear of your favorite name, characteristic or description of the Living God. Please leave me a comment, and I will include it in the list!
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