The Unjewish Name Of Jesus

The Unjewish Name Of Jesus…

The word Christ is one of the hardest words for Jewish people to hear. They’ve been called Christ killers for almost 2,000 years. And to the Jewish people, the word Christ was the most un-Jewish of names.

The Jewish people were the first to call Jesus, the Christ, or Christos. Christ is simply the Greek translation of the Hebrew word for Mashiach – Messiah. For 2000 years, Jesus’s own people didn’t recognize Him and didn’t realize what they were seeing.

We, too, can miss the blessing even when it’s in our midst. We can miss realizing His hand and His love in our lives. But the Lord is with you even when you don’t realize it or you don’t recognize His calling.

Your blessing may be right there, as with the Jewish people who’ve had the word Christ, but didn’t realize it was all about Jesus and their hope.

Look to see all the blessings in your life and the blessings you’ve missed. Even as the Jewish people are yet to see that Christ is really their longed Jewish Messiah, there are blessings in your life you have yet to unmask.

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8

Are there blessings in your life that you’re not seeing, not appreciating, not realizing? Seek to see them today. Give thanks for them. And cherish them.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed