“Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David.” 2 Timothy 2: 8
Always, always, always, we must remember Jesus Christ. Paul was reflecting about reflecting in the previous verse and then he says to remember that our focus and our Lord is Jesus Christ. He is central to our faith. He is the head of the Body of Christ. He is the first and last and cornerstone. Sometimes when we reflect we can forget the main thing. We should always be able to get back to basics. To make the main thing the main thing at all times. A good portion of Paul’s audience are converted Jews. They might start to think about Moses or reflect on Psalms or on David. So Paul makes a distinction between David and Jesus. Jesus rose from the dead, He resurrected, David didn’t. Moses didn’t either. Then Paul reminds them that although the Lord Jesus is above all, that He did descend from David’s line. Said perfectly, and so tactful too. God in His Word has a way through the bible authors of revealing His character in how He deals with sensitive subjects. He speaks the truth not only with authority, but out of love. This is not so easy for us to do. We want to lay down the law. The Law gives us room to judge and to exercise power. But, grace and Jesus, they fulfill The Law and The Prophets and the Church Fathers too. Verse 8 puts things into perspective. Christ first and pre-eminent in everything. Even in our wise Old Testament reflecting. Jesus being the only resurrected one means He has the power and the authority. He descended from David because that was His Father’s plan. Everything points to Jesus.
A simple piece of advice is to always, always, always remember Jesus Christ first.
In Him,
Pastor Fred
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