October 27, 2018 - - Psalm 132:12
/If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon Your throne forevermore.
Psalm 132:12 NKJV
For a couple hundred years there were no evident successors to the kings of Israel. The monarchy fell. Governors were appointed, in the line of King David, then there were no more governors; to human understanding this promise of Psalm 132 had failed.
When you read the genealogy of Jesus, found in Luke 3, it is different from the genealogy found in Matthew 1. It seems that Matthew 1 traces Joseph's family line--through the kings and later governors. Luke 3 traces Mary's family line, through David and an almost unknown son of his: Nathan.
What impacted me this morning is the fact that God saw Nathan's faithfulness. He might be a tiny footnote in history, unknown really, except for the brief genealogical footnote in Luke and passing references to David's sons in the Old Testament, but this man's faithfulness and that of his sons, meant that they are part of Jesus' family line.
Brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ--God sees you. Whether or not you are well known or not--seemingly lost in your own generation God sees and rewards His children. Though it is the Spirit of God prompting us to act in faithfulness to Christ, it is also our willing, humble obedience to the prompting of the Spirit which God, in His great grace, rewards.
Do what you know is pleasing to God. Follow His will and His ways--even if no one follows, or understands, the Lord watches over you.
Oh LORD my God, to all things perfect and beautiful there is a limit. Beauty fades. Wealth vanishes. Strength is broken. Generations rise and fall as quickly as the tide. But Your commandments are never-ending in their excellencies. In keeping Your will and walking in Your ways there is great reward and tremendous blessing. Whatever situation or circumstances You place me in, help me to honour Your Name and bless You in my words and deeds. Lord Jesus Christ, may Your Spirit direct me and keep in me the path of life. Amen.
