Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:20-21 NIV
The name of Jesus...
Iesous,
Jesus, the transliteration of the Hebrew term
(Yehoshua/Jehoshua, contracted to Joshua) which means "Yahweh saves" (or Yahweh is salvation)
Right from the beginning his mission was not only relayed to his dad, but it was in his name.
Yahweh Saves
Every time we pray in that name, cry out in that name, sing that name, we can have, just like Joseph had, the confidence that God saves.
He has
He does
He will
It's his mission.
It's his name.
#YahwehSaves
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