Reading: Matthew 11, 1 Samuel 20, and Psalm 83
Scripture: Matthew 11:4-6, And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."
Observation: John The Baptizer (Jesus’s Cousin) was sitting in prison hearing about all these great things that he was doing and John after preaching of the coming Messiah and knowing the scripture, Jesus basically has John’s people go back to him and tell him everything the profit Isiah said is being fulfilled in me.
Application: I know it is easy to skip over the profits in the Old Testament because they are hard to understand and the don’t seem to make any sense to us. We need to stay in the word not just in the New Testament or the easily read stories of the Old. There are a lot of things in these prophesies that have been fulfilled but there are also lots of things that have not yet come about. The wisemen that came to see Jesus came because of prophecies and signs. We can watch and listen like them and prepare for what is to come and to share God’s love with the world.
Prayer: Father you are so amazing and I thank you for sending the profits before us to pave the way and show us what is to come. I thank you that you have also shown us that you are the winner of this war and we are part of your family.
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