Meditations on Jesus, the Unexpected King
Reflect on the unexpected arrival of Jesus, the King of the Jews, and His purpose on Earth. Dive into the significance of His birth, the importance of remaining vigilant, and the covenant He established through His sacrifice, bringing salvation and redemption to those who believe.
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Jesus, The Unexpected King Matthew 1:1-17
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:1 2 HCSB
Do you and I live expecting the Unexpected ?
Therefore be alert, because you don t know either the day or the hour. Matthew 25:13 HCSB
According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Hebrews 9:22 HCSB
And just as it is appointed for people to die once and after this, judgment so also the Messiah, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. Hebrews 9:27 28 HCSB
Therefore, He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. Hebrews 9:15 HCSB
For this is My blood that establishes the covenant; it is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins. But I tell you, from this moment I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it in a new way in My Father s kingdom with you. Matthew 26:28 29 HCSB
While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father s promise. This, He said, is what you heard from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. Acts 1:4 5 HCSB
In My Fathers house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you. If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. You know the way to where I am going. John 14:2 4 HCSB
Now concerning that day or hour no one knows neither the angels in heaven nor the Son except the Father. Watch! Be alert! For you don t know when the time is coming. Mark 13:32 33 HCSB
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 17 HCSB
A disciple of Christ Jesus lives life expecting the unexpected.
The Unexpected Savior: Born in Bethlehem (v.1)
The Unexpected Question: Where is the newborn King? (v.2)
After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure. Matthew 2:9 10 HCSB
Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 HCSB
He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. John 1:10 11 HCSB
The Unexpected Disturbance: The Magi informing the Religionists of the newborn King (v.3-6)
For though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way, since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3 5 HCSB
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double- edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 HCSB
Isaiahs prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look, yet never perceive. For this people s heart has grown callous; Matthew 13:14 15 HCSB
their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn back and I would cure them. Matthew 13:14 15 HCSB
The unexpected is to find a Savior who expected to die for you so you could have life eternal with Him.
The Unexpected Commission: Search for the newborn King (v.7-8)
The Unexpected Sign: The Star guided them again (v.9-10)
You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember You in Your ways. But we have sinned, and You were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? Isaiah 64:5 HCSB
But from there, you will search for the Lord your God, and you will find Him when you seek Him with all your heart and all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 HCSB
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 ESV
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 ESV
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; Isaiah 55:6 ESV
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:26 27 HCSB
God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world what is viewed as nothing to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one can boast in His presence. 1 Corinthians 1:28 29 HCSB
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became God-given wisdom for us our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, in order that, as it is written: The one who boasts must boast in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:30 31 HCSB
What do you expect to find in the manger this Christmas the Jesus of your expectation, or the Jesus of the unexpected?
Expect the unexpected or the expected unexpectantly.
