“And now, Lord, what do I wait for and expect? My hope and expectation are on you.” (Psalm 39:7)
What is the VOID you are trying to fill today? Mine was an unmet expectation of a friend. So much of our lives are built on what we believe to be TRUE of ourselves, and others. We are constantly in an inner dialogue that tells us to gauge our reactions off of how other people act.
Truth be told: what if others limitations never spoke to our self-worth. Instead, what if, the burden of expectation that we placed on others was replaced with our expectations of Jesus. Expect and wait on God to fill the empty voids that others have created. This leads us to a narrative that is always overflowing with HIM. We need to remind ourselves time and time again that our needs can not be met by the people in our lives, but only by HIM. Let’s release those people of the burdensome expectations and be filled with the HOPE that can only come from him.
![We were gifted a Savior which is Christ the Lord, our sin-bearer who died a death so that we may live and have eternal life. Humanity needed a Savior of their sins and his name was Jesus. Jesus name means, “Yahweh saves.” In the Old Testament, Joshua saves his people from the Canaanites, he foreshadows the real Jeshua/Jesus who saves the world from their sins.
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In the Christmas story, we are familiar with this passage, “Give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21) As we continue to reflect on the names of Jesus, let us grasp the fullness of what he came to do. He came in humility a small babe, a common man with a common name, and yet the significance/meaning of the name could only be fulfilled through him. Only he has the power to save. Many were named Jeshua, but there is only ONE who lives up to the meaning of this name: Savior.
Luke 2:11 says, “for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Christ the Lord, an anointed prophet, king, and priest came as a baby to save us from our sins.
Jesus name was common, he lived a common life, yet despite other people having this name, salvation is exclusive to him and he is anything but common, “Yahweh saves.” #chasingsacred](https://www.chasingsacred.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
Oh this is a good one Mikella!
Ahh I’m so glad you were able to relate!!!:)
This is so good and spoke to something I am dealing with right now. Thank The Lord that He meets us where we are and will fill that void, but we have to reach for Him. Thanks for sharing and being sensitive to His leading.
So so so true! Thanks so much for reading, Anita!!!