Category: Uncategorized

Today’s Devotional Verse

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, Luke 3:22‭-‬31 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/luk.3.22-31.KJV

Today’s Devotional Verse

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Matthew 1:6‭-‬16 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.1.6-16.KJV

Imperfect Christmas Perfect Gift

The King’s Eternal Throne

By Danny Saavedra

“He will build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”—2 Samuel 7:13 (HCSB)

God keeps His promises. In the Old Testament, God made several promises, or covenants, with His people—Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, the Israelites, and David to name a few. 

David’s journey was an interesting and colorful rollercoaster ride, to say the least. From the modest upbringing as a shepherd boy in the shadows of his brothers, to the courageous Israelite who took down a giant and spent a fair amount of time on the run from King Saul because he refused to kill God’s anointed, to the beloved, conquering king who led Israel to the peak of its reign, to the adulterer and murderer whose son rebelled against him. David ran the gamut when it came to the life of faith. But even through all that, he was a man after God’s own heart, and he provided us with an example of passionate love for the Lord and a variety of beautiful, touching Psalms. 

Along his journey, David certainly had to endure a lot, but God never turned His back on David, and David faithfully waited on Him and His promises. He had the expectation that all God declared would take place in God’s time. In 2 Samuel we read the greatest promise God made to David. 

David wanted to build a temple, a house for the Lord. But that was not God’s plan for David. Why? Well, God essentially told David that because of the blood on his hands, he could not build a house for Him. But from David’s house, through his seed, the Lord promised to build an everlasting kingdom. 

Today’s verse in 2 Samuel 7 is a clear nod to the promised Messiah, the seed of Abraham through whom all would be blessed. In no uncertain terms, God made a glorious promise to David, that the Savior would come from his lineage. And just like with the Abrahamic covenant, God confirmed that the salvation of mankind was coming!

Can you imagine being David in this moment? Can you imagine his reaction to hearing this? The God of the universe, who knows all things from the beginning to the end, who is eternally sovereign over the entire universe, is declaring that David’s lineage would never lose the throne to another line. It would be a legacy unlike any other, and it was ultimately fulfilled through the birth of a descendant roughly 1,000 years after David died . . . Jesus of Nazareth! 

We learn from both Matthew and Luke that Jesus was a rightful heir to David’s throne. Matthew traces Jesus’ legal claim to the throne through David’s royal line via his earthly dad, Joseph (Matthew 1:6-16), and Luke traces Jesus’ genetic connection to David via His mom, Mary (Luke 3:23–31)—though Mary’s name isn’t mentioned, most scholars maintain that Heli was Mary’s father. Joseph was mentioned because he was Jesus’ earthly father and this genealogy only lists males. We can go so far as to say that Jesus was “twice David’s!”

Of course, Jesus took David’s rule to an entirely new and eternal level. He isn’t just some passing king like all the others, but He’s the King of all kings and Lord of all lords (Revelation 19:16). Christ’s empire encompasses absolutely everywhere because all things were created by and for Him (Colossians 1:16).  Moreover, because He has died and resurrected, His reign will never end, because He can never die again (Romans 6:9)!

Through the amazing realities of who Jesus is and what He has done, the promise to David has come true. David’s throne has been established for all eternity, because his power has been generationally and genetically passed down to the eternal Christ! No earthly legacy of any sort can begin to compare with this.

What promises of God do you rest on? How have you seen these fulfilled in your life? Today, we want to leave you with this promise to reflect on: “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 NIV).

Today’s Devotional Verse

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:26‭-‬29 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/gal.3.26-29.KJV

Today’s Devotional Verse

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Genesis 12:1‭-‬3 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/gen.12.1-3.KJV