Wednesday 12-19-07

Greetings Internet Campus,

I found this short study of Luke and thought it spoke volumes in its one paragraph....

Luke 1:68-70
[Zechariah said,] "Praise be to the Lord, God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he said through his holy prophets long ago."

Thoughts on today's verse

What God does in Jesus is not a surprise. Yes, it was unexpected, but the "hints" and prophecies of his coming are found all over the Old Testament. The holy prophets had spoken about it "long ago." But more than the prophets, Jesus coming is God keeping his word. Jesus' coming is God's answer to his promises. That's why Paul can say that all God's promises find their "yes" in Jesus and it is through Jesus that the "amen" is spoken (2 Cor. 1). In Jesus, God comes, God ministers, God cares, God saves, God redeems, and God keeps his promises.

God loves the world so much. He promised that He would give us a Savior...prophets wrote about it...history revealed it...and a little baby proved it. This Christmas...don't focus on what God hasn't done for your life....make every effort to be thankful for what He has done....provided a way to spend eternity in His presence.

Merry Christmas...

Pastor Brian