“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1 KJV).
We open, The Gospel of Matthew - who is himself one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by God’s grace from the tax collector‘s booth, by starting the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ through the lineage of David from Abraham. God called Abraham purely by grace to leave his family to go to the land He would show him. He responded without hesitation. That’s the same way our Lord Jesus Christ sent from heaven to earth and came without hesitance driven by love (John 3:16). In essence, Matthew starts the New Testament straight with our Lord Jesus Christ, showing that God's plan initiates from heaven down to us, rather than from us up to God.
King David was chosen by the grace of God to be the Second King of Israel. The genealogy of the Lord Jesus ties directly to the royal kingly line of David and the covenant promises given to Abraham - who himself was promised by God for kings to come from his descendants (Genesis 17:6), and who himself was looked up to as prince by the people he lived among within the land given by God for his inheritance (Genesis 23:5).
Our Lord’s birth in human form fulfilled God’s prophetic declaration to King David, as it is written:
“When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” (2 Samuel 7:12-13 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC.
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC.
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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