TUESDAY December 14, 2021
Son of the Highest
“He [Jesus] will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Luke 1:31-33
Cradled within Mary’s womb would be the long awaited Messiah––Jesus Christ. The angel Gabriel announced to Mary that Jesus would be great. He is called the Son of the Highest and yet He would also be closely connected with an earthly king––King David, and his royal throne. Charles Spurgeon had these insightful thoughts on Christ’s humility and exaltation:
The man Christ Jesus stooped very low. In His first estate He was not great; He was very little when He was upon His mother’s breast. In His later estate He was not great, but despised, rejected, and crucified… But the greatness of Christ in heaven—surely this is the grand sight for which we long to go to heaven—that we may behold His glory, “The glory which He had with the Father before the world was,” and the glory which He has gained by His service for the Father here below.
God sent His Only Begotten Son to earth for our sinful sakes. Jesus, Son of the Highest, became incarnate for one redemptive purpose––to die on the Cross. This was the only way to have our sins forgiven and have the hope of spending eternity with Him. It was His redemptive plan: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Christmas is a perfect time to reflect on God’s amazing plan of salvation. Why not accept Jesus as your Savior this Christmas? Then one day, you, too, will enjoy His presence in an everlasting, kingdom.
God has taken the attributes of his being — his love, his mercy, his holiness, his justice, his power — and has translated them into a form that men can understand, believe and respond to.
~Richard Bube~
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