Author: Carolyn E. Jacobs

  • Bridegroom

    And a voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.” 6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns….

  • Jesus, My Savior

    Jesus isn’t just the Savior, He’s my Savior. Christ died for my sins. He was buried for my sins. He was raised on the third day so I could spend eternity with him. This week’s name is Savior, and I can’t let it pass without telling you who Jesus is to me. I grew up in a church-going household, and I don’t think I’ve…

  • Jesus the Savior

    She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. – Matthew 1:21 It’s a familiar verse, no? I heard it during Advent every year and thought, I don’t really get the connection between the name and the savior business, but that’s nice. If…

  • Alpha and Omega

    I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. – Revelation 1:8 This name, the Alpha and the Omega, only occurs in the last book of the Bible. Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, the beginning and the end. And…