Today's Journey
Sep. 05,2012
She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21
In
the off-season of baseball, managers and coaches concentrate on trading
players to set themselves up for a winning season the next year. But if
you are a Chicago Cubs fan like I am, you don’t expect much because we
haven’t won a championship in years! That made the promise from a newly
acquired player for the Cubs sound rather incredible. To a packed press
conference, he said, “We are going to win the World Series!” I have to
admit, it was hard not to be skeptical. It sounded like a promise that
most likely he couldn’t deliver.
No doubt the Jews of Jesus’ day
who were living under the oppressive thumb of Rome had to wonder if God
would ever make good on His promise to send a Deliverer who would
forgive sin and restore the glory of Israel (Isa. 1:26; Isa. 53:12; Isa. 61:1-11).
God had long ago promised them a Redeemer, but they hadn’t heard a word
from Him in 400 years. But then, at just the right moment, the angel
announced to Joseph that Mary would give birth to a Son who would “save
His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21).
Christmas
proves that God is a promise-keeping God! He said that He would send a
Deliverer, and He did. Your sin is not beyond the reach of this promise.
He is ready and waiting to forgive your sins—all of them.
You can count on it—God makes good on His promises.
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