Day 273: The beginning of the New Testament: Matt 1:1 - 4:25

Hearing the story of Jesus birth and having read this part of the Bible more than any other part, I've often thought of this story and how coincidental it was that all of these things worked out perfectly for Jesus to be born. Seeing as how I have failed numerous times at a daily Bible regimen, I usually started in the book of Matthew and made it until the book of Luke. Anyhow, after reading these passages a few times, I began to see a little more clearly. None of this was happenstance, God lined all of these details up for a purpose. It was no coincidence that even throughout the Babylonian exile, the royal bloodline between David and Jesus stayed alive. But although I had finally realized that God had orchestrated this phenomenal chain of events, I still hadn't quite grasped the reason. Sure God did all of this so that His Son could be born, but more specifically, He did all of this for us. For the past 4000 years, the people of Israel had been waiting and praying for their Savior and when God determined that it was time, there was nothing stopping Him. This story is such an incredible reminder that God will stop at nothing to take care of His children. God's desire was not so that He could send His son to do some interesting miracles and stir up the modern religious theologies. God sent His son so that you and I and everyone who will accept Him can be cleansed of their sins and live forever with Him in Heaven. We serve a mighty God and nothing in this world can get in the way of His awesome power!

- Lord, thank You for stopping at absolutely nothing to see to it that Your children are taken care of. There were so many obstacles that the devil put in Your way and in the way of those who were called by You, but You plowed right through them in order to accomplish all that You wanted to. Thank You for sending Your son and give us the same amount of resolve as we go out and preach the Gospel to everybody we come into contact with! -