Names & Titles of our Lord  &  SAVIOR. 

 

A savior is a person who saves, rescues, or delivers someone or something from danger or harm. In Christianity, the Savior is a title of God, especially of Jesus, who brings salvation from sin and hell. 

 

A savior is someone who saves us out of trouble when we are helpless to help ourselves. If we are drowning and unable to swim, a savior is someone who lifts us up and saves our lives. 

 

Our Lord Jesus Christ is a Savior that saves completely – He lifts us up from spiritual death and places our feet on solid ground. He may save us, as well, from mortal danger in a physical sense when he heals us of drugs, alcohol or other afflictions. 

 

He saved Peter from drowning in the Sea of Galilee when Peter exclaimed the shortest and most effective of prayers: LORD SAVE ME! 

 

^{Matthew 14:28-3028} And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

²⁹ And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

³⁰ But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

 

We learn a lot about prayer from Peter. It doesn’t need to be long or eloquent – it simply needs to express our hearts desire, or our gratitude to our Father in Heaven for His mighty works.

 

There is a subtle difference between Redeemer and Savior – the Redeemer removes the yoke and bondage of sin from our weary shoulders, and the Savior saves us from our sinful natures by bearing the burden of our Sins Himself.

 

The Lord is both Redeemer and Savior among other titles.

 

^{Isaiah 43: 2-3}   When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee;

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:

^hWhen thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;

Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

³     For I am the Lord thy God,

The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:

 

Isaiah 49:26

And all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour

And thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

 

The first mention of our Savior is in 

Luke 1:47 in the Magnificat – 

⁴⁶    And Mary said,

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷    And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour

&

Luke 2:11 ¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord

 

In John 4:42, The men of Samaria proclaimed: 

 

Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

 

And there are too many other texts that declare our Lord Jesus Christ as Savior to list. The important thing for us to know is Him as our Savior and none other. 

 

This is a beautiful title for the One who saves us.

 

Until next time – God bless and Good bye

TO THE HILLS I WILL LIFT MINE EYES, a Hymn Devotion for 1 April 2025 Anno Domini, the Anglican Orthodox Communion Worldwide

 

^“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth.”      Psalms 121:1-2

 

            This is a paraphrase hymn of the 121^st Psalm much in the traditions of the early Reformation Psaltery. The wording is that of Marcus Morris Wells (1815-1895) as well as the tune, GUIDE, itself. Wells is most known for his hymn, Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide, for which he also composed both lyrics and tune. This latter is a favorite of mine as it was sung at my father’s funeral.

 

TO THE HILLS I WILL LIFT MINE EYES

 

To the hills I lift mine eyes;
Whence shall help for me arise?
From the Lord shall come mine aid,
Who the Heav�n and earth has made.
He will guide through dangers all,
Will not suffer thee to fall;
He Who safe His people keeps
Slumbers not and never sleeps.

 

Thy Protector is the Lord,
Shade for thee He will afford;
Neither sun nor moon shall smite,
God shall guard by day and night.
He will ever keep thy soul,
What would harm He will control;
In the home and by the way
He will keep thee day by day.

 

To the hills I lift mine eyes; Whence shall help for me arise? From the Lord shall come mine aid, Who the Heaven and earth has made. He will guide through dangers all, Will not suffer thee to fall; He Who safe His people keepsSlumbers not and never sleeps. With Passion Sunday coming up, these words are a foreshadow of a great hill outside the gates of Jerusalem called Calvary where our Lord is destined to surrender His life for us. We look to that hill as the Hill of our Salvation that rises above the mundane plains of worldly vanity. Our help comes not from that Hill, but from the Lord of that Hill. There is none other who can save us but the man on that solitary cross on the Hill. He made the Hill, and all else that was ever created. He is our Guiding Light through a dark and restless land. He knows the Way, and, in fact, is the Way – the ONLY Way.  He not only knows the Way, but He knows the dangers and pitfalls of that Broad Way against which He counsels us not to tread. Though we, of our own frailty, may stumble along the Way, He will not allow us to finally fall from His sure and certain grasp. Then men sleep in the hours of darkness, there is no darkness with the Lord, and He is watchful of His own at every moment.

Thy Protector is the Lord, Shade for thee He will afford; Neither sun nor moon shall smite, God shall guard by day and night. He will ever keep thy soul, What would harm He will control; In the home and by the way

He will keep thee day by day. We have no other Protector than the Lord, and there is none other who is able to defend against every plague and wicked design. Our great Sentinel is on guard duty day and night so that we may sleep in peace. In the heat of the sun, He will shield and cool our tempers; and in the dark night He will be our candle. He has never lost a single soul that His Father has placed in His hands. You may ask, What of the traitor, Judas? True, Judas was lost, but he was never a chosen child of the Father. Judas was likened to many professing Christian who profess with their mouths, but deny Christ by their thoughts and actions. Though the billows of the sea threaten, He will not allow them to swamp our bark. It is by the power of His powerful, outstretched Arm that He saves us and secures our passage on the sea of life.