Jesus is a friend of sinners. He laid down his life for us on the cross. When you trust in Jesus as the One who paid for your sin on the cross, you become his friend…forever.
Daily Devotion
Names of God
The Bridegroom
Have you accepted Jesus’ invitation to follow him? Will you be invited to that great celebration—the marriage supper of the Lamb?
Physician
Jesus came to deal with our disease. He “bore our sins in his body on the tree . . . by his wounds [we] have been healed” (1 Peter 2:24). Jesus is the Great Physician.
Jesus the Savior
Jesus voluntarily went to the cross to die for your sins, to pay sin’s penalty as your substitute. He provided the way—the only way—to have an eternal relationship with God. Jesus is, indeed, “the Lord saves.”
The Branch
The Branch provided eternal salvation and security to his people — those who trust in him alone as the only way to have a relationship with the living God.
Ancient of Days
Jesus was given authority, glory, and sovereign power. All the people worshiped him, and he established an everlasting dominion that will never be conquered. The Ancient of Days is One you can trust today, tomorrow, and forever.
The Lord Is There
When a person trusts in Christ alone as the only way to have a relationship with the living God, the Holy Spirit takes up residence within. God, through his Spirit, lives in us.
The Lord is Our Righteousness
Because of our trust in Jesus, God declares us, “Not guilty!” and gives us the right standing that Jesus has before the Father. Indeed, the Lord is our righteousness.
Hope of Israel
Our hope is fixed in Jesus. He died for our sins and rose again from the dead. His Spirit empowers us during our time on this earth, and we know that the moment we are absent from the body, we will be present with the Lord.
Maker of All Things
God loves you so much that he sent his Son to die for you on the cross so he could call you his child.
Man of Sorrows
Have you trusted in Jesus, the man of sorrows, as the One who bore your sins in his body on the cross?
Servant of God
Jesus followed the Father’s will all the way to the cross. There, on the cross, he died for your sins and mine. God’s servant served us by paying the penalty of our sin.