I can’t imagine how amazing and confusing it must have been to see Jesus as Matthew saw him. God in the flesh, fulfilling God’s promises, in the most unique ways. What would have been expected didn’t happen, and what happened was not expected. But just in case Matthew’s readers wondered, he tells us right up front about Jesus being the perfect fit in the line of David. In fact, Matthew shows us how the genealogy of Jesus was fulfilled all the from Abraham forward. God’s promise to David was realized twenty-eight generations after the promise. Over a thousand years later, God’s Word still stood, and it still stands today. Our God keeps His promises because it is part of what defines His very existence as God. • Have you ever questioned God’s promise-keeping ability or desires? How does the fulfillment of God’s promise to David in Jesus encourage your faith? • Consider that there are conservatively estimated over three hundred Old Testament prophecies Jesus fulfilled. Jesus’ fulfillment of being in the line of David is just one. How does this bolster your view of how God keeps His Word? • Reflect upon some ways God has kept His Word with you. Take a few moments to thank Him, and ponder the fact that God keeps His Word, then, now and forevermore. How will this affect how you approach worship this Christmas?
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