There are few things that encourage me more than to look all throughout scripture and see that every single promise God made, He kept - or will keep. It's my hope that in the middle of all of the Christmas celebrations, we stop, be still, and consider that our faithful God entered the world to fulfill the prophecy that He would provide an atonement for our sin!
Pis for PROPHECY.
Since the time of creation, a Messiah had been promised. Genesis 3:15 was the first mention of a Messiah, but certainly not the only one! Throughout the Old Testament, prophecies of a coming Messiah gave hope to those who trusted the promises of God. Some of the promises were pretty specific!
-In Micah 5:2 it says, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." (Remember where Jesus was born? Bethlehem!)
-In Isaiah 7:14 it says, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” (who gave birth to Jesus? Mary, who was a virgin!)
-In 2 Samuel 7:12, a prophet said to David, “When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.”. (Jesus came from the line of David!)
All of these words were written long before Jesus was born. Every one of these words came true! Luke 2:11 says, “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”
God always keeps His promises, and He fulfilled the promises of the Old Testament when He sent His Son, Jesus - the Christ. The long-awaited Messiah had been sent at last!
How does it encourage you to see that God has always been a promise-keeper?
Q is for QUIET TIME.
At Christmas time, we are always busy. We are buying gifts, wrapping them, hanging lights, decorating our tree, and sometimes baking cookies! All of these things are good things, and it’s so fun to celebrate Christmas in these ways, but it’s also good to take time to be still and quiet and remember that even though Christmas traditions are fun, the real reason we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus, our Savior, was born!
Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Letters A and B
Letters C and D
Letters E and F
Letters G, H and I
Letters J and K
Letters L and M
Letters N and O
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