Who is Jesus? A Descendant of King David

Verses:

'“The days are coming,” declares the Lord , “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior. '

Jeremiah 23:5

'This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: '

Matthew 1:1

Devotional:

The plan for Jesus to come to Earth was in place from before the beginning of time. It wasn’t an option of last resort. It was the only plan.

In Jeremiah 23, we see the promise of God that the Messiah is going to come from the family of King David. If you take the time to track David’s family line all the way down to the birth of Jesus, you are going to see that it is a very ordinary family. There were some awesome people and some very messy people. But the promise of God was going to come true, no matter what. Our failures and sins as humans do not change God or His unconditional promises.

The only option for real, true forgiveness was Jesus. His death and resurrection made it possible for all of humanity to have a personal relationship with God. And He came through an earthly family that was messy at times along the way.

If your family is messy at times, welcome to real life! No matter how messy it gets, God can bring great things out of you and your family. No one from your family will be the Messiah, that job is already taken. But God can restore what is broken. He can bring prodigals home.
He can bring forgiveness through you to people who desperately need it.

Reflect:
No matter how messy family can get at times, God’s character and unconditional promises are not changed. You can absolutely count on Him!

Respond:
Are there areas or people in your family that you have given up on? Start to pray over them again and watch what God can do in the middle of our mess!

Pray:
Father God, You know the mess that this life can be sometimes. Thank You that You love us, even when life is messy. Use me to bring forgiveness and grace into the difficult moments in my family. Thank You that You are unchanged by the activity of human beings. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.