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\u201cFor with God nothing shall be impossible<\/strong>\u201d
Luke 1:37 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jacob\u2019s family\nmoved to Egypt to be with Joseph. Before he died, he blessed each of\nhis sons. When he came to Judah, he not only blessed him, but also made a prophecy\nconcerning his descendants. \u201cThe sceptre shall not depart from <\/strong>Judah<\/strong>, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until <\/strong>Shiloh<\/strong> come; and unto him shall<\/em> the gathering of the\npeople be<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (Genesis 49:10).\nGod knew that His people (the Israelites) would reject Him as their king,\nhundreds of years before they actually did. He had already chosen a tribe to be\nthe kingly tribe \u2013 the tribe of Judah. Not only would the kings come from this family, but\nJesus (Shiloh) would one day descend from this tribe (Judah). This\nwas to be The King<\/em><\/strong> they were looking for: \u201c\u2026 and unto him shall<\/em>\nthe gathering<\/strong> (looking for<\/em>) of the people be<\/em>.<\/strong>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,\nbefore Jesus came, remember David. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

King David\n(from the tribe of Judah) sat at his house, and he spoke to Nathan the prophet.\n\u201c\u2026 See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within\ncurtains<\/strong>\u201d (2 Samuel 7:2b). In the city of Jerusalem, David had set up a tent to house the Ark of the\nCovenant (which was a symbol of God\u2019s presence among His people). David\nrecognized God\u2019s blessings, and he wanted to do something for God. God answered\nthat night. David wanted to build a house for God that God declared was not\nreally needed. The Ark of the Covenant had always rested in a tent. God\nreminded him that He had taken David from being a shepherd boy watching sheep\nto become the ruler over God\u2019s people, Israel. God had always been with David, defeating David\u2019s\nenemies, and He made David a great name. God went on to give David a great\npromise. \u201c12. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy\nfathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy\nbowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13. He shall build an house for my\nname, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14. I will be his\nfather, and he shall be my son. \u2026 16. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be\nestablished for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever<\/strong>\u201d\n(2 Samuel 7:12-16). Notice that God promised to build David<\/em><\/strong>\na house \u2013 not a house to live in, but a dynasty, a kingly lineage. This promise\nwas twofold. God established David\u2019s family as the kings of Israel. God also promised that David\u2019s son would build Him a\nhouse. David prayed to God thanking Him and praising Him. David\u2019s son, Solomon,\nbecame the next king of Israel, and he built a beautiful Temple for God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, God\nwould one day send His Son, Jesus, from David\u2019s descendants: \u201c\u2026 I will set\nup thy seed after thee \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (2 Samuel 7:12).\nRemember what Mary was told when the angel said that she would bring forth a\nSon. \u201c30. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found\nfavour with God. 31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring\nforth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32. He shall be great, and shall be\ncalled the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne\nof his father David: <\/strong>33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his\nkingdom there shall be no end<\/strong>\u201d (Luke 1:32). When she did not understand, the angel told her, \u201cFor with God nothing shall\nbe impossible<\/strong>\u201d (Luke 1:37).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God did just\nwhat he promised He would do. We see it confirmed: \u201c\u2026 he raised up unto them\nDavid to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found\nDavid the son<\/em> of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil\nall my will. 23. Of this man’s seed hath God according to his<\/em> promise\nraised unto <\/strong>Israel<\/strong> a Saviour, Jesus<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 13:22-23). It is here\nthat we see God kept his promise given to Jacob, David and Mary. It is Jesus,\nthe Lion of the tribe of Judah. Read how Revelation describes Jesus: \u201c\u2026<\/strong> behold, the Lion of the\ntribe of Juda, the Root of David <\/strong>\u2026<\/strong>\u201d (Revelation 5:5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than that, Jesus came so that we could be restored as part of God\u2019s family \u2013 only by faith in Jesus. \u201cFor ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus<\/strong>\u201d (Galatians 3:26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you looked unto Jesus, believing in Him by faith, and becoming a part of God\u2019s Family?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote>