Good Morning!Our name for Jesus today is: The Able Advocate
"My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1 NKJV
An Advocate. Someone on our side. I have read that in Bible times, the advocate was more than what we think of today when we think of a defense attorney. In those days he was more than that. He was a defense attorney, yes, but he was also a counselor and a comforter. He stood by the side of the accused. He would comfort, encourage, and defend. Jesus is available and willing to come to our side any time we need Him.
Ellen White in "Our High Calling" p. 49 says that Jesus "has never lost a case that has been committed to Him." Just think how popular a lawyer would be today if they never EVER lost a case! And Jesus does not lose the case just because of being able to argue better than another lawyer, or being sneaky and underhanded. Jesus wins the case because He Himself fulfills the law. Our sins deserved death--and He offered himself to satisfy this (Galations 3:13). He obeyed the law perfectly for us (Romans 5:19). And now we can trust Him since he Himself has saved us and pleads His merits for us.
Beautiful Jesus.
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