Today's Reading:
1 Kings 2:1-3:2
1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Psalm 89:30-37
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Focus Verses: Psalm 89:34-37
34
"I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. 35
Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me
like the sun; 37 it will be established forever like the moon, the
faithful witness in the sky.”
Insight:
God's
covenant with David ensured that there would always be a descendant of
David on the throne. Someone from the lineage of David would reign
forever. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the ultimate
fulfillment of this covenant promise.
Response and Action:
Jesus
is the fulfillment of God's faithful promise. He is the Eternal King,
the Son of David. I will yield to him. I will submit myself to his
authority over my life. He is Lord!
Our
Father, who fills the heavens, holy is your Name. We long to see your
kingdom come—your will lived out on earth as in heaven. Give to us, we
pray, the bread we need this day. And forgive the debts we cannot pay,
just as we forgive our debtors. Lead us away from temptation. Deliver us
from evil. For the Kingdom is yours alone—the power and the glory
forever. Amen.
Spiritual Formation Verses: Acts 13:16-23
16
Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites
and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me! 17 The God of the people
of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their
stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country; 18 for
about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness; 19 and he
overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as
their inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God
gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the
people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe
of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. 22 After removing Saul, he made
David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son
of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to
do.’ 23 From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior
Jesus, as he promised."
Resources:
Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels
by Darrell L. Bock
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