The Lord promises David that He will be a Father to David's heir, and that David's heir would be a Son to Him. Considering the relationship between Jesus and God the Father, it's kind of hard for me to read through God's exchange with David without kind of chuckling to Himself when He told Nathan what to say. This is not the only time this happens in the scriptures. In fact, I'm kind of heartened to think that God has that sort of sense of humor.
Similarly, I wonder how surprised David would be to find that his heir traced that lineage through His mother. As Joseph is not Jesus' true father, Jesus instead draws his ancestral lineage to David through Mary. Thus, she is the one to receive the wonderful greeting by the angel Gabriel. It is she who accepts to role of bringing God into the world as a baby.
Again, God's plan turns everyone's expectations upside down, yet fulfills His promises perfectly. I need to be mindful of that when things do not seem to be going my way. God might be making things work out in entirely different ways that I could never anticipate.
And He's probably chuckling about it the whole time.
Similarly, I wonder how surprised David would be to find that his heir traced that lineage through His mother. As Joseph is not Jesus' true father, Jesus instead draws his ancestral lineage to David through Mary. Thus, she is the one to receive the wonderful greeting by the angel Gabriel. It is she who accepts to role of bringing God into the world as a baby.
Again, God's plan turns everyone's expectations upside down, yet fulfills His promises perfectly. I need to be mindful of that when things do not seem to be going my way. God might be making things work out in entirely different ways that I could never anticipate.
And He's probably chuckling about it the whole time.
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