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The Submitting Savior's Perfect Obedience
Reflect on the profound truth that Jesus, the very Author of the Law, willingly submitted to its requirements from His earliest days. From His circumcision on the eighth day to the purification rites, He perfectly fulfilled every command. This wasn't a soft, sanitized moment, but real pain and real blood, shed in obedience. Before He ever preached or healed, Jesus began His perfect life of submission, laying the foundation for the gospel that would culminate on the cross.
Luke 2:21-22 (KJV): “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;”
Reflection: Considering Jesus' perfect obedience from infancy, what area of your life might God be inviting you to surrender more fully to His will, even when it involves discomfort or goes against cultural norms?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click the link: https://www.mbcpb.org/media
Reflect on the profound truth that Jesus, the very Author of the Law, willingly submitted to its requirements from His earliest days. From His circumcision on the eighth day to the purification rites, He perfectly fulfilled every command. This wasn't a soft, sanitized moment, but real pain and real blood, shed in obedience. Before He ever preached or healed, Jesus began His perfect life of submission, laying the foundation for the gospel that would culminate on the cross.
Luke 2:21-22 (KJV): “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;”
Reflection: Considering Jesus' perfect obedience from infancy, what area of your life might God be inviting you to surrender more fully to His will, even when it involves discomfort or goes against cultural norms?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click the link: https://www.mbcpb.org/media
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