Scripture to Read: Matthew 1:22-23
There are over 400 prophecies that Jesus perfectly fulfilled. The ones quoted in Matthew 1:23 come straight out of Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7 and Isaiah 8:10 The evidence of Jesus’ Lordship is unquestionable. Still, many question whether Jesus is the One True Messiah. Peter Stoner in “Science Speaks” (Moody Press, 1963) determined that the probability of one man fulfilling only eight of the 400 plus OT prophecies, about the Messiah, would be 1 in 10 to the 17th power. Try to imagine what that means. If we took that many silver dollars and laid them all over the state of Texas, they would cover the entire state two feet deep. Let’s say we mark one of those silver dollars, stir the whole mass of silver dollars thoroughly, then blindfold a person, and finally tell that person that they can travel as far as they want, over the state of Texas. But, eventually, they must pick up only one silver dollar, and it must be the one we marked. That would be the same odds of any one person fulfilling only eight of the Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. There is no doubt that Jesus is the Christ and that salvation can only be found in Him. The prophecies in Isaiah, quoted in Matthew 1, along with all of the other prophecies that Christ fulfilled, overwhelmingly proves that Jesus is God the Son. We must worship Him, follow Him, and obey Him as our King.
Challenge & Application
What did you learn, that you did not know before, through the devotion today? Knowing Christ is King, how are you walking in obedience to Him?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!