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About-Him.Com Devotional 09-24-2005
Http://About-Him.Com/ My Thoughts on the Life of Christ, from His Baptism to His Ascension. 194: Jesus’ Question Mt. 22:41-46; Mk. 12:35-37; Lu. 20:41-44 Matthew 22:41 ¶ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. Jesus was still teaching in the temple. He had silencing His critics by fending off several of their attempts to ensnare Him. He then asked a question of His own, “If Christ is the son of David, Why did David, by the Holy Ghost, call Him Lord.? His critics could not answer and that was the end of the confrontation.” Conclusion and Application: The scribes and Pharisees readily admitted that the Messiah would be of the seed and lineage of David. They considered Psalms 110 to be Messianic. Psalms 110:1 ¶ <> The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The problem was that they could not comprehend how Messiah could be both God and man. People still struggle with that today, don’t they. They readily accepted all the passages that talked of Messiah as a conquering hero ruling from David’s throne. They could not comprehend a suffering Savior who came as a servant. Somehow or another they had ignored passages such as Isaiah 40:9-11 Isaiah 40:9 ¶ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Nor did they did not comprehend Isaiah 52:6 Isa 52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. O the beauties of the incarnation of God in Christ. 1Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Some people think of Him as an imposter. Some admit that He was a good man and a profound teacher. Some make Him a part of God and some make Him a lesser God. I, like Thomas of old simply call Him, "My Lord and my God." John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Job expressed the thought that His Redeemer lived and that He would see Him stand on the earth at some future time. In the book of Revelation we see Jesus in whom it pleased the Father that all of the godhead should dwell bodily, speak of Himself as, The Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End, The Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. When I like see my God and He wipes away all my tears (Rev. 7:17, 21:4), I will be looking into the face of Jesus (I Corinthians 13:12). Like Job, I expect to see Him and not another. Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. I know that you eagerly await that day also. In About-Him
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