www.truthworks.com                 19 September 07                 devotion archive

What Is A Savior???

I tell you the Truth,

Hey troops!  This is the first edition of Truth Works featuring our new ministry partner Blake Porter.  Blake has a fresh, fun, "in your face" writing style that will set you up and then hit you with the truth.  I pray you are blessed as I am by his writing!

Truth Works plans to alternate messages from Blake and Randy to give you a fresh perspective in your devotion reading!

Webster's dictionary defines Savior as
1 : one that saves from danger or destruction

Savior was also a popular term in Greek and Roman cultures way back in the day.

Have you ever thought about it this way? With pop culture today many plots in movies have a savior. From Spiderman to Evan Almighty.

What about the music world? The Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a song called Savior.

What about comic books? There is a super hero called Savior.

Are we starting to see a pattern here? There is something in us that just feeds off of this concept of a Savior.

How about TV? Ever watch the show 24? Kiefer Sutherland's character Jack Bauer is what some might call a functional savior in the show. He is like MacGyver meets Jason Bourne from the movie Bourne Identity. Jack Bauer can take down nations with a handgun and a cell phone that gets reception on every square inch of this planet.

Even the trailer from this past season used the word sacrifice in it. It was Jack Bauer's job to save the world.

How about video games? If you play War Craft you might have acquired the robe of a savior. Also my wife shared with me that there is a brand of jeans for women call Savior.

What about the upcoming election – people are calling the candidates potential saviors. Not only that they are calling themselves saviors. "Don't vote for that guy because he will eat you or run over your dog or kick your cat. Not me, I am your savior!"

Have you realized that you can take a pill for anything now? It's all extra strength. Its like, "I would like a dosage that will kill me, and then back it off just a little!" You take the pill, feel better and that becomes a functional savior.

For me personally I can get rid of nasal drip hell as long as I continue to take my Allegra. Without it, living in Texas, I would be a snotty mess and I would sneeze all over you.

How about religion? You get to be your own savior. If you are a Muslim, you save yourself by living a life of good deeds…. (I guess Muslims need to help us understand what they consider good deeds!)

If you are a New Ager, you save yourself by understanding that you are apart of the oneness of all things being the same God. "Hey Blake, can you explain that?" "ummm, No, No I can't! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."

If you like cults and you are a Scientologist you are saved because you are your own God. So, who is Lord Xenu? Anyway!

What is interesting to me and maybe I am wrong here, but it seems that the world relies on a savior. Again from media to religion!

Let me go back to the question I started with. What is a savior? I think Webster's helped us out there. So, then if we know what a savior is, than who is THE savior? Not pop culture savior or personal religion savior, but the REAL SAVIOR?

Let's camp out in the book of Isaiah for a second.

Isaiah 43:11
I Am the Lord and apart from me there is NO savior

Isaiah 45:21
Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD ? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.

Isaiah 60:16
I, the Lord am your savior

Isaiah 62:11
'See, your Savior comes!

700 years before the coming of Jesus. This Truth is spoken over and over. So for hundreds of years people were waiting for their savior.

Jesus then walks in on the scene from Nazarene!

So looking at Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection we see savior intertwined throughout his life. Savior is connected to every aspect of who Jesus is.

The New Testament speaks of the Savior 24 times. 16 of those times are speaking in direct regards to Jesus.

But let's back up a little bit and take a look at what the angel said in Luke 2:11
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Christ the Lord.

Do you like so many others when Christmas comes around celebrate the birth of Jesus but forget that the baby in the manger is the Savior of the world?

Friends, from Isaiah saying the savior is coming to the angel saying the savior is here and the rest of the never-ending evidence that Jesus is the Savior – why then did and does the world want a savior but the world won't accept the ONE TRUE SAVIOR?

In closing lets look at the second definition that absolutely shocked me, but yes, it is found in the Webster's dictionary.

Savior:
2 : one who brings salvation; specifically capitalized : JESUS

God bless and peace out,
Blake Porter
www.blakespeaks.com

About Blake
Blake Porter is an Ordained Minister and National Youth Evangelist. He is branded by a fiery belief that we need to recognize the passion that many of us have inside that burns for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! That we will not be ashamed of what we believe! We will confidently step over the line; we won't look back, let up, slow down, or relax. We will live by prayer and by the Word, we will understand our road is narrow but our mission is set. We cannot be detoured or compromised! We will not flinch in sharing our faith nor will we negotiate at the table of our enemy. We will not shut up, give up, retreat or run in fear, for we are saved by the blood of Christ and that passion will be our banner and that banner will be heard!!!

Mission
His mission is to passionately declare the truth of the Gospel without compromise as he and his team challenge teenagers and young adults to take a stand and raise their voices for Christ within the walls of their schools, in their communities, and around the world.

Blake can be heard speaking at churches, youth events, colleges, concerts and conferences throughout the year.

Blake and his beautiful wife Missy reside in Frisco, TX.

www.myspace.com/blakespeaks

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