The Horn of my Salvation

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His goodness, faithfulness, loving kindness and tender mercies.

Primary Text

“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation…”

God is the Horn of our salvation. The horn “is often used metaphorically to signify strength and honor, because horns are the chief weapons and ornaments of the animals which possess them; hence they are also used as a type of victory … Horns are emblems of power, dominion, glory, and fierceness, as they are the chief means of attack and defence with the animals endowed with them … The expression “horn of salvation,” applied to Christ, means a salvation of strength, or a strong Saviour…” (http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/horn/). We see this in Luke 1v68-69 (AMP) which says “Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance and redemption to His people! And He has raised up a Horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Helper, the Author of salvation] for us in the house of David His servant –“ Thank God for Jesus, the Horn of our salvation, who came to save us from our sins and destroy the works of the devil. Matthew 1v21 (AMP) saying “She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].”

Supplementary Text

“But – “When God our Savior revealed His kindness and love, He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3v4-6 (NLT)

Prayer

Father, we thank You for the salvation of our souls. Jesus, Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, we thank You and honour You our Saviour.