Our Only Savior
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.”
The last few days I have been rather short with you. I didn’t have much to say and allowed the scriptures to speak for themselves.
This opening verse was key to the opening of The Chosen. It was taught to Mary Magdalen as a little girl and used again by Jesus to get her attention as she tried to flee from Him. That is important.
Jesus declared to Mary “You are mine.”
Once He got her attention He laid hands on her and cast out Legion.
Yesterday I declared we are His gift from God the Father. The interesting part of a gift given is that it belongs to the recipient who has the right to do with that gift anything He chooses.
Much of our identity in Christ has been directed towards being chosen.
Reflect on the idea of being a chosen gift to be given by Father God to His Son.
Where is the Holy Spirit in that equation?
Jesus had no home, no property, no money, the only thing He could give us was Himself.
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. From John 14
Only in Jesus’ name has anything ever been given that is so precious and intimate. He gave of Himself, the only True God.
Gifts don’t get to choose to be given nor choose what happens to them afterwards.