“Hey, lady. When I meet Jesus, do I call Him Jesus, Lord, or Mr. Christ?”
The woman tried not to laugh. “Mr. Christ isn’t His name. It’s His title.”
The little boy smushed his eyebrows together in confusion. “His title?”
“Yes. Christ is a word that means Anointed.”
“You mean like when the queen or king makes someone a knight?”
“Not exactly. Jesus is anointed in a very special way. He was chosen by God to be the Savior of the world.”
The little boy nodded but the woman could see he was still having some difficulty understanding. “So, don’t call Him Mr. Christ?”
“No. You can call Him Lord. I think we will all call Him Lord as we do now.”
“I shouldn’t call Him Mr. Jesus?”
“No. He doesn’t have to be called Mister. His name means Salvation. It means Yahweh saves.”
“Yahweh?”
“That’s one name used for God. Because Jesus is the Son of God, He is Yahweh saves.”
“Yahweh saves.” He scratched the top of his head. “I wonder if there are any books in the library about this.”
“Do you have a Bible?”
“My mom and dad have one. It weighs more than I do!”
She smiled. “Perhaps you can ask your folks to get you your own Bible so you can read about Jesus.”
He nodded. “My mom gets mad at my dad a lot. He always says Jesus Christ when he’s mad and Mom doesn’t like that. What should he say instead? Yahweh saves?”
The woman couldn’t help but laugh a little. “Just talk to your folks. Tell them you want to know more about Jesus.”
“Okay. Thanks, lady.”
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Jesus Christ: Yahweh Saves. The Anointed One. Chosen. Son of God. Messiah. Immanuel. God with us.
Have you met Him yet?