Luke 1:26-33
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Immanuel. God with us. Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace. The LORD is our righteousness. The Word.
Jesus.
He had been promised from the beginning, prophesied of throughout history, and now he had a name.
Jesus.
Not just any name. The name above all names. The name that carries with it all of the glory and honor that could ever be ascribed.
Jesus.
The only name with the power to save, spoken in tongues across the globe, from the heights of the Himalayas to the depths of the Amazon basin.
Grace giver. Sin bearer. Grave robber. Death defeater. Serpent crusher.
Savior.
King.
Lord.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Philippians 2:9-11
