3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

— Romans 1:3-4

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

— Jeremiah 23:5

… I [Jesus] am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

— Revelation 22:16b

waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ

— Titus 2:13

… and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

— 1 John 5:20b

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

The gospel that people receive for salvation is God’s gospel. God announced and accomplished the gospel. He sent His apostles to preach and He blesses the gospel message wherever it is proclaimed. Through the telling and retelling of the good news of Christ, God rescues people from sin and brings them to faith in Him. Because God cares deeply about His Word and for His people, we can be confident He will bless our teaching of the gospel.

God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the center of this amazing good news. The eternal and unique Son of God the Father, Jesus is also the promised human son, David’s descendant. Paul intentionally contrasted Jesus’s two natures – His human nature and His eternal, divine nature. Jesus is physical descent from King David with true humanity. He is fulfillment of Old Testament promises. At a particular point in history, the second person of the Trinity became fully human without ever ceasing to be fully God. From eternity past to eternity future, God the Son was, is, and always will be fully and equally God. (Inspired by BSF’s Study of Romans)