VerseThe Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David's family line, and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
— Romans 1:3-4 nlt
ThoughtJesus is the Son — David's Son, God's Son in power, Jesus, Christ, and Lord! Each name means something very important, but the simple truth based on Jesus' resurrection from the dead is this: Jesus is everyone and everything important to God. As Paul says elsewhere, "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ" (2 Cor. 1:20). No wonder the gospel is The Good News: it is the news about God's Son, descended from David, one of us as Jesus clothed in humanity, clothed in power as the Son of God raised from the dead, and Messiah (Christ), the Lord of all. And underneath all of this is the power of the Holy Spirit; the same Spirit that is alive in us and is conforming us to be like our Lord (2 Cor. 3:18).
PrayerO Father, Almighty God, thank you for Jesus. Thank you for the Holy Spirit. Thank you that you are revealed to us in the unity and the dance of grace that is Father, Son, and Spirit. Thank you for The Good News: that Jesus died, that he was buried, that he was raised, and that he is returning in glory. Until that day, may I live for you! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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— Romans 1:3-4 nlt
ThoughtJesus is the Son — David's Son, God's Son in power, Jesus, Christ, and Lord! Each name means something very important, but the simple truth based on Jesus' resurrection from the dead is this: Jesus is everyone and everything important to God. As Paul says elsewhere, "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ" (2 Cor. 1:20). No wonder the gospel is The Good News: it is the news about God's Son, descended from David, one of us as Jesus clothed in humanity, clothed in power as the Son of God raised from the dead, and Messiah (Christ), the Lord of all. And underneath all of this is the power of the Holy Spirit; the same Spirit that is alive in us and is conforming us to be like our Lord (2 Cor. 3:18).
PrayerO Father, Almighty God, thank you for Jesus. Thank you for the Holy Spirit. Thank you that you are revealed to us in the unity and the dance of grace that is Father, Son, and Spirit. Thank you for The Good News: that Jesus died, that he was buried, that he was raised, and that he is returning in glory. Until that day, may I live for you! In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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