Oh, What a Savior!

♦ March 16, 2025 ♦ Leave a comment


 

Luke 4:16-21 (NKJV) 16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: 18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” 20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

 

Do you remember your childhood heroes? I remember mine. First there was Mighty Mouse, with his song, “Here I come to save the day, that means that Mighty Mouse is on the way.” There was Tom Terrific on Captain Kangeroo, a boy who, with the help of a magic hat, could change into something else that would help him fight villains.  And then, of course, there was Superman, who could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Along with his alter ego Clark Kent he kept Metropolis safe, and his friends Lois Lane, Jimmy Olson and Perry White knew they could depend on him no matter what.

 

But then I met Jesus, the real hero, who came to live among us and then died for us.

Oh, what a Savior, oh hallelujah 
His heart was broken on Calvary 
His hands were nail scarred 
His side was riven 
He gave His life-blood for even me. (Marvin Dalton)

 

There were many heroes in the Bible, but none like Jesus. David, Gideon, Joshua were all heroes, but only Jesus came to set the captives free, not from their earthly strife but free to receive eternal life. When I arrived at church today I was ready to worship, and the first song was about Jesus being our hero. How awesome is that?

Jesus is our hero, and it is only when we come to terms with Who He is, and Who he came to Earth to be, that we can enter into Kingdom living. May we open our eyes and open our hearts to the truth of the gospel, and may we take the name of Jesus with us wherever we go.

In the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

 

 

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