Messiah!

For Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Matthew 12:23 NLT, Questions from the crowd after Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who could not hear or speak: “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

’Yes’ to all of the above! Jesus was of the line of David, which fulfilled prophesy proving that Jesus was the expected Messiah. We know him better as the Son of the Most High! But if you were in the crowd that day expecting a Messiah, and you witnessed miracles that could only be heaven-sent, wouldn’t you be filled with exuberant hope that this is the guy?

The crowd was convinced, but the Pharisees weren’t so sure. They conjectured that Jesus’ power might have come from Satan.

To Jesus, this was bad news. He was born into the family of God’s chosen people, and he wanted to strengthen his community, not cause division within it. “A Kingdom divided by civil war is doomed.”

Jesus said, “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.” (Matt. 12:30)

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406