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December 22, 1996
No Other Name
There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. --Acts 4:12

The angel announced to Joseph, "You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins" (Mt. 1:21).

The name Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew word Joshua, which is a contraction of two words, Jehovah and Hoshea, which means "God the Savior" or "Savior God."

This is His name. This is the name which is above every name, and the name of the only One who can save us. No one can take His place or approach God without Him.

We respect the names of the patriarchs of the Bible and the godly men and women of more recent history, but everyone will one day bow before Jesus (Phil. 2:9-11). Even His own mother acknowledged her need of a Savior (Lk. 1:47). Jesus alone is the mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5-6).

Yes, we honor godly men and women of the Bible. And we give due respect to those who throughout history have faithfully lived for Christ and proclaimed the gospel. But we are not to worship them or pray to them. Jesus alone is the One whose name means "Savior." He is the Son of God, of whom Isaiah proclaimed, "His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (9:6).  — M.R. De Haan

My heart is stirred whene'er I think of Jesus,
That blessed Name which sets the captive free;
The only Name through which I find salvation;
No name on earth has meant so much to me. --Eliason
© 1950 Alfred B. Smith
For time and eternity, Jesus is all we need.

Bible in One Year: Zechariah 4–6; Proverbs 29:8-20
http://rbc.org/devotions.aspx?id=49364
© 2008 RBC MINISTRIES, Grand Rapids, MI 49555 USA.
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