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James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Thursday,
October 22, 2015
Chapters: Luke 2-3
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Message
Title: Mine
Eyes Have See Thy Salvation

Hello
My Friend,

Jesus, could have come to earth any other way
to save us, instead He chose to come here as an ordinary man, to be
born, to live, and to die as an ordinary man. He chose to feel
hunger, pain, rejection, and to live in subjection to the laws of
man. He chose to omit all His power as the Almighty God and give it
all to God, the Father. Why? If Jesus came here in any other form we
would still be offering animal sacrifices to be reconciled with God.
In order for Jesus to help us escape from the bondage of sin, death,
and Satan himself, He had to become what we are, His sufferings and
endurances as an ordinary man made Him more than qualified to be the
High Priest that not only offered the sacrifice to God, but became
the sacrifice Himself. “But Christ being come
an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own
blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us.” - Hebrews 9:11,12.

Mary was
blessed to have been given the privilege to carry the baby Jesus for
God, I often wonder what she thought of the whole time she carried
Him. I imagine she often wondered if she were doing or even thinking
the right things and what was going to happen after He was born. Now
the time had finally come for her to give birth, immediately after
the angels rejoiced and told the good news to nearby shepherds.


“And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore
afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto
you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And it came to pass,
as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds
said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this
thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe
lying in a manger.” - Luke 2:8-12,15,16.

“Let
us now go even unto Bethlehem” Shepherds were known as the
lowest people in Israel. These lowly men awaited their Messiah, and
upon the first indication that he had actually appeared they went
immediately to find him. All people when hearing the Good News of the
Saviour, should without delay seek Him while He may be found. Until
He returns we will always find Him, we need not travel to Bethlehem,
only cast our eyes to heaven and look to Him, to believe on Him, and
we shall find that He is right beside us, and will forever be our
Saviour. ”He that believeth on the Son of God
hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him
a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and
this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that
hath not the Son of God hath not life.” - 1 John
5:10-12.

Mary followed the law of Moses as any godly
Israelite woman would, Jesus was circumcised eight days later, she
had undergone her own purification for thirty-three days, and now she
was about to enter the temple to offer the required sacrifices. While
there, a man approached her and Joseph, he picks up Jesus and says
something above the normal blessings that any proud new parents would
receive.

“And, behold, there was
a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just
and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost
was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he
came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in
the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took
he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine
eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the
face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said
unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and
rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken
against;” - Luke 2:25-34.

“For
mine eyes have seen thy salvation” The consolation of
Israel, also known as the Comforter, the one who would alleviate all
their misery and ease their fear of death. Most people fear death
because they know deep inside that there is the chance that they will
end up in hell. However, once we look the Comforter in the eyes we
see life and no longer fear death because we will be in heaven with
Jesus one day. Christ is the Comforter and no matter who we are, all
who see salvation in Him, meaning believe in and receive Him as their
sole redemption from hell and will fear no more what man can do. “So
Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that
look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto
salvation.” - Hebrews 9:28.

John the Baptist
spent most of his life on earth preaching the Gospel of Christ to
Israel, Some believed, some did not, but all knew that the Messiah
would come one day. Some even thought that he was the Messiah they
all waited for, and now an account is given of John. “Annas
and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the
country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins; As it is written in the book of the words of
Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be
brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of
God.” - Luke 3:2-6.

“And
all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” John baptized
people who were saved, they were preached the same Gospel that we
preach today, which is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
Just like we have to believe that Jesus came, they had to believe
that He was coming for the same purpose. They truly believed that He
was coming to save them and He alone would atone for their sins once
and for all. One day all will see Jesus for who He is, and sadly it
will be to late for many. We know not what tomorrow holds, all we
have is today, we can't go to Jesus after we die and see Him face to
face, the time to accept Him is now. “Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to
die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember
therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and
repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a
thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
- Revelation 3:2,3.

Today's
Prayer: God, Thank You for sending Your Son to give us all
a way to not only have Your presence in our lives, but that it may be
forever. You could have chosen any other way to redeem us, but You
chose to use a lowly, humble Shepherd to not only show us the way to
You, but that we will be able to have a lasting relationship with
You. I want to walk in the wisdom of Your Word as I make wise choices
today, You have given me the freedom to choose how to live my life
and I choose to live it with Your Son. I know I will not always be in
Your will, but Your mercy and grace is sufficient enough to get me
back on track every time. Open my heart, let me ponder Your Word,
keep it with me daily, and live in obedience to Your commands as a
testimony of thanks for giving Your Son as the ransom for my sin
debt. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying
for you,
Christina

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