PERFECT
GOD/MAN
First
of twelve in Lamb of God Parallel Bible Series
Jeremiah
23:5-6, 1 Timothy 3:16
Jeremiah
23:5-6: “‘The days are coming,’ declares
the Lord, ‘when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will
reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel
will live in safety. This is the name by
which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.’”
1
Timothy 3:16: “Beyond all question, the
mystery of godliness is great: He
appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was
preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in
glory.”
God-willing, this new parallel
devotional study will continue through Easter.
I hope that you are excited to see more proof of Jesus in the Old Testament
of the Bible. Some say, “The Old
Testament is ‘Old School.’ We live and
worship God in the New Testament.” They
would be correct to a point: Believers today are not under the law, but under
the new covenant of grace that Jesus ushered in (Romans 6:14).
Consider this: Suppose you go to a family reunion and only
play with the cousins that are close to your own age. Your aunts, uncles and grandparents don’t
count, because they’re “old.” Who brings
the yummy food? Aunts, uncles and
grandparents. Who drives you there? Who thinks of fun games and contests to
play—and hands out prizes to the winners?
Older relatives.
We cannot escape family forefathers because
each generation weaves new characters into the tapestry where you exist.
Your grandparents didn’t have a clue
about you or when you’d come—until you were born. But if they could have peeked into a supernatural
family album, they’d have seen your picture—and would have waited eagerly for
your arrival.
That’s the Old Testament of the
Bible. See the Old Testament as God’s
family album. Turn to page one in
Genesis. God created. Next, pictures of Adam and Eve in the Garden. Then the serpent. Adam and Eve dressed in fig leaves. We see Jesus first mentioned in Genesis 3:15.
God didn’t go to all the trouble of
creation only to be Father to a family of bad (wicked, evil, sinful) kids. Jesus was always God—but He had to come to earth
as a human. This God/man had to be
perfect, since the Father is perfect (Matthew 5:38).
Take Home Nugget
Our
heavenly Father is a perfectionist.
Only a perfect sacrifice would do to
pay for people’s sin.
Jesus was the only one who
could. He did. We win!
Now we’re to be perfect, too.
Thank You, Jesus, for sacrificing Yourself
for me!
J.D. Griffith
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