Matthew 2:4-6(NIV)
4 When he had called together all the people’s chief
priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be
born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what
the prophet has written:
6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.
"The first will be last and the last will be
first." That's one of Jesus' favorite sayings. Isn't interesting that God
said it long before he was born. Isn't interesting that those who knew the
Scriptures, but didn't know Jesus, said it too! Isn't it interesting that Herod
and Jesus lived it thirty years before Jesus would teach it? Isn't it
interesting that the Jesus gave us the Lord's Supper to remember that while
Jesus died and shed his blood, on the first day of the week, Sunday, he rose. When
it matters most, Jesus and his people will finish first!
Thought for today:
Do I acknowledge my position?
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