Friday, December 5, 2025
Today’s Scriptures: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Isaiah 30:19-26, Acts 13:16-25
"We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’”
— Acts 13:32–33 (NIV)
In Acts 13, Paul stands before a Jewish audience in a synagogue and boldly proclaims something world-changing: Jesus is the Messiah they have been waiting for.
This was not just a new teaching—it was the fulfillment of ancient promises. Paul connects the dots from Abraham to David to Jesus, showing that everything God had spoken through the prophets had now come to pass. The long-awaited Savior had come, not as a military leader or political figure, but as the suffering Servant who rose from the dead.
“What God promised our ancestors, He has fulfilled…” (v. 32)
This is the heart of the gospel: Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s faithful promises. He is not an afterthought or a new idea—He is the centerpiece of God’s redemptive plan from the beginning.
Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus brought forgiveness, freedom, and a new kind of kingdom—one marked by grace, not law; by love, not fear.
The people in Acts 13 had a choice to make: would they recognize Jesus as the Messiah, or reject Him? Some received the message with joy. Others resisted.
That same choice is before us today.
We live in a world filled with promises, many of them empty. But God’s promises are sure, and Jesus is the proof. He is the One who fulfills the deepest longing of the human heart. In Him, we find not only forgiveness, but purpose, peace, and the hope of resurrection life.
If Jesus truly is the Messiah, the Risen One, then everything changes. Our past can be redeemed. Our present can be transformed. Our future is secure.
For Prayerful Consideration
- Have you embraced Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s promises—for the world, and for youpersonally?
- Who in your life needs to hear the “good news” that Jesus is the Messiah – the one who saves?