September 24
Mark 1:1; Luke 1:1-4; John 1:1-18; Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38, 1:5-38
What is the most beautiful bridge you have seen? The Golden Gate Bridge? The Sydney Harbor Bridge? The Brooklyn Bridge? There are many beautiful bridges around the world, but ultimately, they exist to connect two land masses that are separated by water. As we move from the Old to the New Testament, we may wonder how to connect the two. The bridge between testaments comes in the form of genealogies in Luke and Matthew. We may view the New Testament as somehow disconnected from the Old, but this is not true. The New Testament is the fulfillment of all we have read so far. And that fulfillment comes in Jesus. He is the distant descendant of Judah and David; thus he is able to be the long-awaited Messiah. Further, he is the eternal Son of God as John indicates and can do what no human could. He is the Word, the creator of all, the source of life, and the light of the world.
As we read about the life of Jesus, I hope you will come alive to the surpassing greatness of Jesus over everything. He was in the Old Testament and in the New, and he is the one with whom our lives are to be consumed.
Father God, thank you for your Son. Thank you that he is the Messiah, the King, and Lord of all. Help me to submit my life before him. Amen.
How would you describe Jesus' greatness to someone who is not his follower?
What is the most beautiful bridge you have seen? The Golden Gate Bridge? The Sydney Harbor Bridge? The Brooklyn Bridge? There are many beautiful bridges around the world, but ultimately, they exist to connect two land masses that are separated by water. As we move from the Old to the New Testament, we may wonder how to connect the two. The bridge between testaments comes in the form of genealogies in Luke and Matthew. We may view the New Testament as somehow disconnected from the Old, but this is not true. The New Testament is the fulfillment of all we have read so far. And that fulfillment comes in Jesus. He is the distant descendant of Judah and David; thus he is able to be the long-awaited Messiah. Further, he is the eternal Son of God as John indicates and can do what no human could. He is the Word, the creator of all, the source of life, and the light of the world.
As we read about the life of Jesus, I hope you will come alive to the surpassing greatness of Jesus over everything. He was in the Old Testament and in the New, and he is the one with whom our lives are to be consumed.
Father God, thank you for your Son. Thank you that he is the Messiah, the King, and Lord of all. Help me to submit my life before him. Amen.
How would you describe Jesus' greatness to someone who is not his follower?
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