In today's study we looked at Matthew 1:18-2:23. Specifically, 5 scriptural references that Matthew highlighted to the Jewish Christians that were foundational to understanding and believing that this Jesus was the promised Messiah they longed for. "And so was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophets . . ." The sealing of this foundation came in Matthew 12:6, 41 and 42, where Jesus declares He is superior to those whom God led his people in the past - priest, prophet, King and sage.
Today, we examine ourselves and ask, "Do I have this foundational basis that Jesus is the promised Messiah? Do you see God continually building upon this foundation?
When we looked at Matthew 2:23, we saw that being called a Nazarene had a negative connotation. What was spoken by the prophets is that Jesus would be despised and rejected, "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief." Jesus was rejected by his own people because he was so very different than what they had imagined.
Likewise, are we rejecting Jesus because this Christian life has become something different than what we had imagined?
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It seems that some were uncomfortable with a suffering Christ and only wanted to think of him as the one who healed and feed the multitudes. Yet, conversely there are those who only want to identify in his sufferings.
ReplyDeleteMay we never forget His sacrifices. Yet remain thankful for all that He has done for us in both His humanity and divinity! -Verdonna