He Fulfilled His Wise Promises
Isaiah 28:29
Saturday— December 17th
The Internet knows everything.( At least that ' s the way it seems.) Whatever you ' re project— cars, crafts, computers, cuisine— it ' s on the internet. You can find step-by-step plans for anything.
Well, almost. One thing you won ' t find on the internet is a sure-fire step-by-step plan to get rid of the guilt of your sins. You won ' t find a sure-fire, step-by-step plan to live the perfect life that God demands. Sure, you ' ll find plans that claim to get rid of guilt, or claim to help you live a morally perfect life. But those promises won ' t be fulfilled. Anyone who follows those plans will remain guilty and imperfect before God, liable for the eternal punishment of hell.( Turns out the Internet does not know quite enough.)
Our God really does know everything. He is all-knowing. He is all-wise. What ' s more, our allknowing, all-wise God planned your rescue from guilt and punishment before the world ever began. Since only God could plan this and fulfill such wise promises, only he can reveal this plan to you and to me. Isaiah wrote about how God teaches us of his wise plan:“ All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.” Later, believers wrote a song praising God for his wisdom in saving us.“ O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High and, reaching from beginning to end, you ordered all things mightily and sweetly. Come, and teach us the way of prudence.”
So what is the way of prudence? Jesus once answered that question:“ to believe in the one he has sent”( John 6:29), namely, to believe in Jesus himself. That ' s because Jesus alone could live perfectly, bear the punishment for sin, and conquer death. Only our all-wise God could dream up this plan and fulfill his promises. As we head into the final week before Christmas, believe that your Lord Jesus came in human flesh to fulfill his promises. He fulfilled his promises to save you from sin, death, and the devil, and he will return to fulfill his wise promise to bring you safely to your heavenly home.
PRAYER:
Dearest Jesus, all wisdom and goodness comes from you. You fulfilled your wise promises to save me. You alone, through your powerful Word, are able to make me wise for salvation. Lead me to always believe in you and trust in your wise and wonderful plan to save me from my sins through your death on the cross. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
ACTIVITY:
Spend some time by yourself or with your family and read through Luke ' s account of Jesus ' birth. You ' ll find it in Luke 1:26-56 and Luke 2:1-21. Which parts of this account strike you as showing God ' s wisdom? Why? Write down or discuss your answers.
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