“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;
his kingdom will never end.”
The title Son of the Most High speaks of God’s divinity. We can trace the title, Most High, all the way back to Genesis 14:18 which mentions Melchizedek as a priest of God Most High. Psalm 82:6 states, “You are all children of the Most High.”
Though people referred to Jesus as the son of a carpenter or son of David – this was crucial as prophets foretold the Messiah would come from the lineage of David – Jesus was more than a man or a prophet. Jesus, as the Son of the Most High, raises Him from a mere human to the same level as God Himself. He shares the same character and nature as the Almighty, the Creator of the universe.
God promised David He would raise up one of his descendants, his own offspring, to establish his throne and his kingdom forever (2 Samuel 7: 8-16). Jesus was that offspring. But unlike David, whose kingdom was temporal, Jesus’ kingdom is eternal.
So what does this mean for us, here, today? Jesus’ birth was not just some random act. Long before the world was made, God planned to send His Son. The intricate weaving of history, from God’s prophecy in Genesis 3:15 to the cross itself, is part of God’s wonderful plan. His promise to raise up One whose kingdom would never end – and its fulfillment – offers us hope and confidence that The One who gave this promise will bring to fruition the rest of His wonderful promises both now and forever.
Thought: “Christ is the humility of God embodied in human nature; the Eternal Love humbling itself, clothing itself in the garb of meekness and gentleness, to win and serve and save us.” – Andrew Murray
For further reading:
- Luke 8:28
- Mark 5:7
- Psalm 47:2
- Psalm 91:1