Musing through Matthew-Jesus Saves

Let us muse again today from Matthew 1:21 and the theme of Jesus the King. In our text we reminded that this baby will be the Son of God who became the Son of Man in order to save His people from their sins. The word save means to clear from the punishment, guilt of sin, and  the evil powers it holds over its captives. Will Christ do this for all? The text says he will do it for His people. He is the kinsman redeemer having established kinship with His people before time began. Let us remember God never saves anyone against their will but they will never be saved until He makes them willing according to Psalms 110:3. No man’s will has ever gotten free enough from its fallen nature to choose God apart from being made willing by Him who saves His people from their sins.