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Friday, May 22, 2009
Elijah Has Come
"All the prophets and the law {of Moses} spoke until the time
John came. They told about the things that would happen. And
if you will believe the things the law and the prophets said,
then you will believe that John is Elijah. The law and the
prophets said he would come. You people that hear me,
listen!"
-- Matthew 11:13-15 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
John is Elijah who has come back. This is more than just a novelty; he
is the signal of a new time, a new age. Jesus is accepting all of
John's predictions of the Messiah: "The Kingdom of God is near; it is
breaking in upon you. The time is now. Open your eyes and hearts to the
work of God and the triumph of his Kingdom." As Matthew so carefully
does throughout his gospel, he wants us to understand that Jesus is not
disconnected from Israel's past, but the guarantor that the promises of
the prophets in Israel's past are now coming true. Great things are
happening and the Great One is here.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy God, thank you for Jesus' confidence in his identity and his role
in your great drama of deliverance. Thank you for being faithful to
your promises all these many years. Give me courage to faithfully
follow Jesus while also understanding him better by getting better
acquainted with your work all throughout the Old Testament. In the name
of Jesus, the One in whom every Amen is spoken and every promise finds
its "yes" I pray. Amen.
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