Who is Jesus #32 (Savior Cont.)

He was called "Savior" before He did any saving. Maybe - maybe not.
From our mere human point of view and perspective it may appear that way. As commanded, Joseph and Mary named their baby "Jesus." O.K. - after about thirty years He begins His ministry of bringing salvation to the people and ultimately dies on the cross to release us from the quilt of our sins.
What is going through my mind is God knew in His eternal mind that it was already a done deal before His son's feet hit terra firma. What we call foretelling the future, God sees as present tense and happening. That certainly blows me away.
In the mind of the Father, Jesus had already accomplished it and so he had the great prophets like Isaiah foretell it for our sake. Maybe that is why, in past tense, Isaiah 53:4 says, "Surely he took our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God..." "He was pierced for our transgressions," (Isaiah 53:5). It is told like it already happened. Who but only the God of the universe could have known that.

Be Strong and Courageous,

L.T.