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Thursday, January 1, 2009
God's Promise Fulfilled
This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a
descendant of King David and of Abraham ...
-- 1:1 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus is God keeping his promises. This will be one of Matthew's
continuing themes -- Matthew writes his Gospel to stress the
fulfillment of God's promises to his people. Matthew begins the good
news of Jesus by reminding us that Jesus is not only Jewish, but he
also has a family line that can be traced back to King David and to
Father Abraham. Matthew wants to show his readers that Jesus is the
fulfillment of God's promise to send a Messiah who will bless all
nations. The Apostle Paul, God's chosen missionary to the Gentiles,
said that all of God's promises find their "yes" in Jesus (2 Cor.
1:18-20). He stresses that faith in Jesus is the key to unlocking the
truth of Scripture (2 Tim. 3:15). Let's use this year to find Jesus as
we have never found him before!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy and faithful God, thank you for keeping your promises and sending
Jesus. Thank you for taking care of your people Israel through their
long and often difficult history. Your faithfulness to your Word gives
me assurance that you will send Jesus back to bring victory to all of
your people, just as you have promised. In the name of Jesus, son of
Abraham, son of David, and your Son, I pray. Amen.
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