I started this draft, tell me what you think so far.
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 ESV
"'Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel' (which means, God with us)." —Matthew 1:23 ESV
My brothers and sisters call me Big Boy, Biggest 1, Big Money, Money and brother Cassius. My children call me Dad, Daddy and Javier. My best friend and lovely wife calls me honey, Cassius, her best friend and dear. My name is Cassius, but I have many nicknames that each tell a story about who I am and what I mean to those who know me intimately enough to know these nicknames.
Thinking of these names and nicknames while reading my morning devotional helped me understand more about the names and prophecies about Christ. Each name such as Jesus - God saves, and Immanuel - God is with us, are reminders of who Christ is and what He came to do. To us, who know Christ we see how He fulfills each name and it's prophecy and every relational aspect. Christ is God with us and God who has come to save.
As I think over His other names I am excited to know that He is also Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. He is also the Good Shepherd, the Son of God, Savior, and Beloved Only Son. I thank God that He gives us a chance to intimately know Him and grow in that knowledge so that one day we too will call Him, "Abba, Father!"
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