Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube of images and lyrics from the group Phillips, Craig, and Dean singing … Great I AM … poignantly singing of the reality of Jesus ALWAYS being our Great I AM, … our Messiah, … King Jesus!!!
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Highlight Verse[s]: Matthew 13:55 [NLT] … 55 Then they [the people Nazareth] scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
… We can so be like Jesus’ home crowd and forget that He’s Messiah … ALWAYS!!
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Highlight Passage [context]: Matthew 13:53-58 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… When Jesus came back to his home town, the people of Nazareth had him profiled as a “carpenter’s kid,” and could not accept Him as Messiah.
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Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… We’ve got to avoid our human tendency to profile - even God - and trust that He can - and will - lead us … ALWAYS.
Reference Passage : … Acts 2:36 [NLT] … 36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”
… Luke quotes from King David (Ps. 110) … that God brought us our Messiah in Jesus, The Christ!!
Reference Passage : … Hebrews 13:8 [NLT] … 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
… Jesus is THE MESSIAH today and He will be tomorrow.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Patricia Raybon, uses a very personal and human illustration to show that we, as Christians, must avoid profiling human failure into our Messiah. The ODB author writes … The repairman looked young [see photo] — too young to fix our problem, … “He’s just a kid,” my husband, Dan, whispered to me, showing his doubt. His disbelief in the young man sounded like the grumbling in Nazareth where citizens doubted who Jesus was. …
As Dan found, the help he needed stood right in front of him. Finally agreeing to accept the young man’s aid, my husband allowed him to [fix our problem]. … So too may we expect and experience the Messiah bringing fresh light, life, and help into our daily journey with Him.
When Jesus walked the earth, … the God-Man … the “Great I AM,” as the group sings in the linked song, … many, including his home-towneys (see highlight passage), couldn’t break thru their profile of Jesus being JUST a carpenter’s boy from Nazareth. And that’s a very human tendency, which we, … yes, even us born-again types, … must avoid.
And when we’re confronted with many of the challenges of life, do we forget that Heb. 13:8 is ALWAYS true … that Jesus never changes. He was the Great I AM in the Old Testament; … and He became our Messiah when He was born in a manger; … and He will ALWAYS be my Messiah when He brings me into my Heavenly glory to be with Him forever.
So, when we’re confronted with all the lights and glitter of the holiday season and we’re confronted by very human challenges, let’s all remember and give praise to our Lord, Jesus … The Christ … Our Messiah Who reigns on high FOREVER!!
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for ALWAYS being my Messiah.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here are able to avoid bringing our Messiah down to become human in our eyes. … Amen
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