Scripture to Read: Matthew 1:22–23
There are over 400 prophecies that Jesus perfectly fulfilled. The ones quoted in Matthew 1:23 come straight out of Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6–7 and Isaiah 8:10. The evidence of Jesus’ Lordship is unquestionable—still, many question whether Jesus is the One True Messiah. In “Science Speaks” (Moody Press, 1963), Peter Stoner determined that the probability of one man fulfilling only eight of the 400 plus Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah would be 1 in 10 to the 17th power. Try to imagine what that means. If we took that many silver dollars and laid them all over Texas, they would cover the entire state two feet deep. Let’s say we mark one of those silver dollars, stir the whole mass of silver dollars thoroughly, then blindfold a person and tell them they can travel all over Texas to find that one marked silver dollar. Eventually, they must pick up only one silver dollar and it must be the one we marked. The odds of them picking up the silver dollar we marked on their first try would be the same odds of anyone fulfilling only eight of the Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. There is no doubt that Jesus is the Christ and that salvation can only be found through a relationship with Him. The prophecies in Isaiah, quoted in Matthew 1, along with all of the other prophecies that Christ fulfilled overwhelmingly prove that Jesus is God the Son. We must worship, follow, and obey Him as our King every day that God blesses us to be here.
Challenge & Application
· What did you learn that you did not know before through the devotion today?
· Knowing Christ is King, how are you walking in obedience to Him?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!