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God Keeps His Promises Series
Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Dec 23, 2021 (message contributor)
Summary: God had been promising to send the Messiah for centuries, and many of the Jews probably doubted if it would ever really happen. But God’s timing is perfect, and He always keeps His promises. Then and now.
Perfect Timing of God
The Promises God gave to Adam and Eve, was fulfilled 2000yrs ago. Yes, by sending His own Son at the mercy of men. In Galatians 4:4, Paul says, at the right time God send his son to us, to fulfill his promises' given to Adam and Eve. His timing is perfect, when the Romans were hunger for power, Greeks for wisdom, and Jews for restoration of their kingdom, Jesus came as an answer.
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). ” — Matthew 1:23
Jesus is the greatest gift given to humans. In Psalm 68:6 &19, it says, that God loads every day with benefits into your life. The greatest one is his plan of salvation, which was fulfilled through Lord Jesus Christ.
More incredible than the virgin birth itself is the fact that God created us in the first place - knowing that er would sin and that Jesus would have to die. In Eph 1:4, Paul says, before the world was created God choose us for the reasons - be holy, innocent, and loving people. He drew us towards him, by sacrificing Jesus on the Calvary.
His Name is Emmanuel
This Jesus who is also Emmanuel came to dwell among us. In our DNA the chemical substances are arranged on a sulphuric bridge in the pattern of 10 5 6 5.. which if converted to the Hebrew language the alphabets are YHWH. Yes, Yahweh Is with us in our DNA and when we failed to see it, he proved it by coming in the flesh (John 1:14).
Jesus dwelt among us, to show the very nature of God. By visiting us and being a sacrifice, he loved us more than anything. Having said that, the same is expected from us too, in honor of what he has done to us. Mark 21:30, Jesus said, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
