Day 68

Today we enter the New Testament.

Just look at how far you've come reading through the Bible. You were there right along with Abraham when he left his home to follow God into a strange land. And when Israel entered the promised land, you were right there with them as they conquered the inhabitants of the land. You were with them in joy and sorrow; in obedience and rebellion. You walked with them when Assyria and Babylon led them away captive. When the prophets opened their mouths to speak, you were there listening.

Now we enter the New Testament. We will walk with Christ where he walked. We will sit where he sat. We will see what he saw, and spend time with those disciples he loved so much. We will be in prison with Paul and exiled with John. Yet throughout the remaining journey we will see that Jesus is the greatest man who ever lived. And not merely a man, but God in the flesh who came to seek and save that which was lost.

Today, take just a few minutes and consider all the prophecy that is fulfilled in the first four chapters of Matthew alone. Ten times the author quotes passages from Old Testament authors and prophets including: Isaiah, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Micah, Hosea, and Jeremiah. What does that tell us?

All Scripture is about the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

I hope you will enjoy these next twenty days as we finish the greatest story ever told.

In Christ,

Jay