Jesus Son of God

Reading: Zech 9:9, Matt 21:1-11 Revelation 4 and 5, 19:11-16

"... who was, who is and who is to come, the Almighty."
Rev. 1:8

With these recent posts we are looking at Jesus as the Son of the Promise:

Jesus, the Son of Adam, the promise of one who would bruise the head of the serpent, the evil one.
Jesus the Second Adam who brought justification from the judgment of man that came through Adam.  
Jesus, the Son of Abraham, the Lamb God who would provide atonement for our sins through faith in Him.  
Jesus, the promised Son of David, The Lord God will give Him the throne of His Father David...

and of His Kingdom there will be no end."

Before Jesus came to live among us on earth, prophets spoke of His Coming. Zechariah prophecies the Coming of Israel's King:

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout O daughter of Jerusalem! 

Tissot - Brooklyn Museum

Behold, your King is coming to you; 

He is just and having salvation, 

Lowly and riding on a donkey, 

A colt, the foal of a donkey."
Zech 9:9 

Jesus fulfilled this prophecy the day He rode into Jerusalem at His first coming in meekness.  Jesus was lowly, with "a humility that is considerate, unassuming, gentle, mild, meek. Jesus showed greater power than armed might, the power of humble wisdom and penetrating love. Meekness is not weakness, but power under perfect control". (From word wealth in the New Spirit Filled Bible)

Jesus, Son of David

Reading: Matt. 1:1, Luke 1: 31-33 2Samuel 7:11-14
Also if you have time see God's Answer to David,

"The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, 

the Son of David, the Son of Abraham."
Matt 1:1

In Luke 1:31-33, Gabriel told Mary,

"... you will conceive... and bring forth a Son and shall call His name Jesus. 

He will be... called Son of the Most High; 

and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His Father David...

and of His Kingdom there will be no end."

This fulfills a promise made to King David in 2Samuel 7:11-14. David was dwelling in his beautiful house of cedar and decided to build a house for the Arc of God. He told this to Nathan the prophet who then said to do all that was in his heart for the Lord. But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan saying,

Jesus, Son of Abraham

Reading: Matt. 1:1, Genesis 15: 1-6, 22:1-8,

"Behold the Lamb of God"

"The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the Son of David, the Son of Abraham."
Matt. 1:1

"... the word of the Lord came to Abraham in a vision, saying 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward'. But Abram said, 'Lord God, what will you give me seeing that I go childless...? Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir'! And behold the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come form your own body shall be your heir'. Then He brought him outside and said, 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them... So shall your descendants be.' And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:1-6

Accounted: To think, put together, calculate, make account

Abraham is the father of righteousness through faith. Even though, he was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, he believed God could keep His promise. For nothing is impossible with God. More is said about Abraham's faith in Romans 4 and Hebrews 11:8-12.

Jesus, the Son of the Most High

Reading: Luke 1:31,32, Romans 5:12-21 , 1-11

"You will be with child and give birth to a son,
and you are to give Him the name of Jesus.
He will be great and
will be called the Son of the Most High."
Luke 1:31,32

God's only begotten Son, Jesus was not created, He has always been with God, even before creation, as we can see in John 1: 1,2. He humbled Himself to leave the realm of glory with the Father to become human. He was begotten by the Holy Spirit in Mary, a human being. He lived a perfect sinless life, and died a terrible death to once and for all pay for the penalty of man's sin; so humanity could once again be reconciled to God. Lets read Romans 5:12-21 to see the contrast of the two son's of God.

Adam, the son of God

Today's Reading: Luke 3:38, Genesis 2-3,

"... Adam, the son of God."
Luke 3:38

God has two sons and one daughter that are unique among humanity. He has a son and a daughter that were not born, they were created by God Himself! (See Genesis 1 and 2). We are all sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, as the children in the Chronicles of Narnia were referred to; because we all descend from them. We have an inheritance of being made in God's image, after His likeness, with incredible potential and opportunity. Yet, all of this was marred with sin. Our ancestors fell into the temptation of wanting to be wise like God through their own effort. They wanted to know good and evil. Instead of trusting God and obeying His word to them they ate the forbidden fruit. With just one bite the power of the evil one and a whole world of temptation and sin was unleashed upon humanity. Just one bite and their fate was sealed; separation from God, pain, hard work and death. In our innermost being we know we were not made for this, but rather we were made to live forever in the image of God, exercising dominion over the earth and reigning forever in relationship with Him. Read their story and consider the inheritance we have in Adam and Eve that still impacts the world thousands of years later, today. Yet God did not leave humanity without hope. He said to the serpent:

"I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise His heel."
Gen. 3:15

In this verse lies the promise of a Son to come through a woman. He will one day crush the serpents head (Satan) and in so doing, would undo the effects of the fall... evil, sin and alienation from God. Jesus trampled Satan at the cross. He assumed the curse surrounding Adam and Eve and their generations to follow. He purchased forgiveness and reconciliation to God on the cross for all who believe in Him. Ultimately through Christ, believers will triumph over the evil meant to destroy us!!!

"You were dead because of your sins... 

Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all of our sins. 

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 

In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. 

He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross." 

Colossians 2:13-15 NLT

The apostle Paul speaks of a mystery, the wisdom of God through the ages. It is what CS Lewis refers to a the deep magic:

"...I speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world 

or the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. 

No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God - 

His plan that was previously hidden, 

even though He made if for our ultimate glory before the world began. 

But the rulers of this world have not understood it; 

if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord... the Lord of Glory". 

I Corinthians 2:6-8 NLT, NKJ

Tomorrow we will look at Jesus the Son of God.