1 Cor. 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
This is a 30-day devotional written in 2008 on the different names for Jesus that can be found in God’s word. It’s not all inclusive but there are enough names to show us Christ’s nature through His different names! It brought me such a blessing and I hope you can say the same. After all, how can we not when we read about our Shepherd, Saviour and Friend!
~Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Jesus Christ stands before the Father and intercedes for the born-again believer. It amazes me how many believers do not really comprehend exactly what this means. Let me give you an illustration that may make it clearer.
Picture this in your mind’s eye. You’re in a courtroom standing trial. The Heavenly Father is the Judge and is listening to arguments on your case. The outcome of the trial will decide whether you are going to Heaven or to Hell.
The devil, your prosecutor, is making accusations against you. Your Advocate objects!
The Judge responds, “On what grounds are you objecting?”
Jesus Christ answers, “Judge, this believer has committed all these things that the prosecutor has accused him of.”
Jesus continues, “However, Judge, I have already paid the debt for these sins with my death on the cross. This believer has accepted this work and has made Me Saviour of his life. Therefore, he no longer needs to pay the penalty. I paid his penalty in full with my blood. This believer must be acquitted of all charges and set free.”
Hallelujah!!! Who will praise the Lord with me? Thank You, my Lord and Saviour! All praise, honour and glory are Yours!
(1 Jn 2:1) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
The words attorney or lawyer are derived from the word advocate. A defense attorney pleads the cause of his client so that his client can be vindicated. Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines it well:
AD’VOCATE, n. [L. advocatus, from advoco, to call for, to plead for; of ad and voco, to call. See Vocal.]1. Advocate, in its primary sense, signifies, one who pleads the cause of another in a court of civil law. Hence,2. One who pleads the cause of another before any tribunal or judicial court, as a barrister in the English courts. We say, a man is a learned lawyer and an able advocate.3. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses a cause, by argument; one who is friendly to; as, an advocate for peace, or for the oppressed.
In scripture, Christ is called an advocate for his people.
We have an advocate with the father. 1 John 2.
AD’VOCATE, v.t. To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal; to support or vindicate.
Can you see it now? Ole slew foot is standing before God and accusing the brethren. I see him as the Prosecuting Attorney trying to convince God that we are guilty and we must be punished! But our Defense Attorney, our Advocate, is there as well, pleading our cause, defending the Christian!
There is a big difference between the lawyers of the world and our Great Advocate! Our Advocate is Jesus Christ, the righteous One! Although we are guilty before a Holy God, our Advocate paid our penalty! Our Advocate paid the debt and we are no longer found guilty. Jesus Christ stands before His Father and fights for us against Satan.
I can hear Jesus pleading my case before the Father, “Father, don’t listen to the father of lies, Satan! Kate believes that I paid her sin debt with my very own blood on the cross. Kate has accepted me as her Saviour and my blood now covers her, Father!”
The Father now sees the blood of His Precious Son, Jesus Christ, and Jesus’ blood covers me and the Father’s judgment of burning eternally in the Lake of Fire passes over me! Amen and amen! Praise the Lord!
As a Christian, it is so important for us to understand the different Names of Jesus. God put those different names in His Word to describe Himself to us. The believer who studies the Bible will glean so much and rejoice because he has a better understanding of the God he serves! Defining the various Names of Jesus helps us to see His character and allows us to love Him even more!
