April 5 – LD
14, Day 4: True Seed of David
by Rev
Romans 1:3 “Concerning
his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh.”
Throughout history God prophesied of the coming of the promised
Seed. That Seed would bruise the head of the seed of the serpent
according to Genesis 3:15. The Lord repeated this promise again and
again, so that His people would not lose courage. Each time the promise
was richer, clearer and more sharply defined. The church knew that the
Messiah would be from Abraham, of the tribe of
Mary, as a descendant of David is now given the privilege of bringing
forth the promised Seed. The age-old enmity between the seed of the
serpent and the Seed of the woman culminated in the birth of Jesus Christ.
Satan knew what would happen when the true seed of David was born, and tried to
do everything in his power to keep Jesus from coming. After Jesus was
born, the devil tried to kill him and tempt him to sin. But, the Seed is
victorious. However great the challenge, the sin, the struggle, we know
that the victory does not belong to Satan, nor to the world, nor to the
Antichrist. The victory belongs to the King who rules on the throne of
David to all eternity.
Rejoice in the wonder and faithfulness of God’s promises! The
Bible proves that it is the Word of God again and again in that the things
prophesied take place precisely as they were prophesied. God is faithful
to His promise. Today and every day we lean on His faithfulness for our
encouragement and strength.