The Reason for the Season

“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, 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

In Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington’s newest book, The Bookends of the Christian Life, we read, “There’s nothing more encouraging for the battle-weary believer than to receive a fresh view of the righteousness of Christ.” (p. 110) So in order to encourage you who might be weary from the challenges of deployment, let us consider again the names of Jesus (collected through my years of pastoral study) and be refreshed:

Jesus Christ is . . . Advocate (1 John 2:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18)
Jesus Christ is . . . Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13)
Jesus Christ is . . . Amen (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2)
Jesus Christ is . . . Author of Life (Acts 3:15)
Jesus Christ is . . . Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2)
Jesus Christ is . . . Author of Salvation (Heb. 2:10)
Jesus Christ is . . . Beginning and End (Rev. 22:13)
Jesus Christ is . . . Blessed and Only Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15)
Jesus Christ is . . . Bread of God (John 6:33)
Jesus Christ is . . . Bread of Life (John 6:35; 6:48)
Jesus Christ is . . . Bridegroom (Mt. 9:15)
Jesus Christ is . . . Capstone (Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:7)
Jesus Christ is . . . Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)
Jesus Christ is . . . Christ (1 John 2:22)
Jesus Christ is . . . Creator (John 1:3)
Jesus Christ is . . . Deliverer (Rom. 11:26)
Jesus Christ is . . . Eternal Life (1 John 1:2; 5:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Everlasting Father (Is. 9:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Faithful and True (Rev. 19:11)
Jesus Christ is . . . Faithful Witness (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Faith and True Witness (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . First and Last (Rev. 1:17; 2:8; 22:13)
Jesus Christ is . . . Firstborn from the Dead (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Firstborn over All Creation (Col. 1:15)
Jesus Christ is . . . Gate (John 10:9)
Jesus Christ is . . . God (John 1:1; 20:28; Heb. 1:8; Rom. 9:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Great Shepherd (Heb. 13:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Great High Priest (Heb. 4:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Head of the Church (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23)
Jesus Christ is . . . Heir of All Things (Heb. 1:2)
Jesus Christ is . . . High Priest (Heb. 2:17)
Jesus Christ is . . . Holy and True (Rev. 3:7)
Jesus Christ is . . . Holy One (Acts 3:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Hope (1 Tim. 1:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Hope of Glory (Col. 1:27)
Jesus Christ is . . . Horn of Salvation (Luke 1:69)
Jesus Christ is . . . I Am (John 8:58)
Jesus Christ is . . . Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4)
Jesus Christ is . . . Immanuel (Mt. 1:23)
Jesus Christ is . . . Judge of the Living and the Dead (Acts 10:42)
Jesus Christ is . . . King Eternal (1 Tim. 1:17)
Jesus Christ is . . . King of Israel (John 1:49)
Jesus Christ is . . . King of the Jews (Mt. 27:11)
Jesus Christ is . . . King of Kings (1 Tim 6:15; Rev. 19:16)
Jesus Christ is . . . King of the Ages (Rev. 15:3)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lamb (Rev. 13:8)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lamb of God (John 1:29)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lamb Without Blemish (1 Pet. 1:19)
Jesus Christ is . . . Last Adam (1 Cor. 15:45)
Jesus Christ is . . . Life (John 14:6; Col. 3:4)
Jesus Christ is . . . Light of the World (John 8:12)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Living One (Rev. 1:18)
Jesus Christ is . . . Living Stone (1 Pet. 2:4)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lord (2 Pet. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lord of All (Acts 10:36)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lord of Glory (1 Cor. 2:8)
Jesus Christ is . . . Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16)
Jesus Christ is . . . Man from Heaven (1 Cor. 15:48)
Jesus Christ is . . . Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb 9:15)
Jesus Christ is . . . Mighty God (Isa. 9:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Morning Star (Rev. 22:16)
Jesus Christ is . . . Offspring of David (Rev. 22:16)
Jesus Christ is . . . Only Begotten Son of God (John 1:18; 1 John 4:9)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Great God and Savior (Titus 2:13)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Holiness (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Husband (2 Cor. 11:2)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Protection (2 Thess. 3:3)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Redemption (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Righteousness (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is . . . Our Sacrificed Passover Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7)
Jesus Christ is . . . Power of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Jesus Christ is . . . Precious Cornerstone (1 Pet. 2:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Prophet (Acts 3:22)
Jesus Christ is . . . Rabbi (Mt. 26:25)
Jesus Christ is . . . Rescuer (Luke 19:10)
Jesus Christ is . . . Resurrection and Life (John 11:25)
Jesus Christ is . . . Righteous Branch (Jer. 23:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Righteous One (Acts 7:52; 1 John 2:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Rock (1 Cor. 10:4)
Jesus Christ is . . . Root of David (Rev. 5:5; 22:16)
Jesus Christ is . . . Ruler of God’s Creation (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Ruler of the Kings of the Earth (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . Savior (Eph. 5:23; Titus 1:4; 3:6; 2 Pet. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Son of David (Lk. 18:39)
Jesus Christ is . . . Son of God (John 1:49; Heb. 4:14)
Jesus Christ is . . . Son of Man (Mt. 8:20)
Jesus Christ is . . . Son of the Most High God (Lk. 1:32)
Jesus Christ is . . . Source of Eternal Salvation for Believers (Heb. 5:9)
Jesus Christ is . . . The One Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5)
Jesus Christ is . . . The Stone the Builders Rejected (Acts 4:11)
Jesus Christ is . . . True Bread (John 6:32)
Jesus Christ is . . . True Light (John 1:9)
Jesus Christ is . . . True Vine (John 15:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Truth (John 1:14; 14:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Way (John 14:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Jesus Christ is . . . Wonderful Counselor (Is. 9:6)
Jesus Christ is . . . Word (John 1:1)
Jesus Christ is . . . Word of God (Rev. 19:13)

Work Cited:

Bridges, Jerry, and Bob Bevington, The Bookends of the Christian Life (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009)

Questions to Share:

1. What do the names of Jesus mean to you?

2. Is Jesus your Savior, your Mediator, your Redeemer?

3. If Jesus is your Savior, are you overcome with thankfulness for what God has done for you?