Jesus is King – The Presidential Prayer Team

The Lord will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. – Luke 1:32-33

“Finding Your Roots” is a fascinating PBS weekly television show where Henry Hollis Gates, Jr., a professor and historian, traces genealogies, primarily of celebrities or public figures. In some cases, discoveries are only made for a few generations. However, other searches have covered hundreds of years. At the conclusion of each episode, he presents his guests with their Book of Life.

For many generations across the Old Testament, God’s people had been promised a King, one who would sit on the throne of David, a beloved king of the Israelites. Luke and Matthew detail the genealogy of this new king—Jesus—since it is through those bloodlines that He was entitled to hold the office of both King and Priest, essential to the fulfillment of prophecy.

Over the years that Israel and Judah had kings, there were many who were corrupt, tyrannical, and ungodly. But King Jesus would be different: a perfectly just King who could never be deceived, a King who would transform men and women by His grace, a King who would lay down His life in what looked like defeat, but was actually victory, and a King who had the authority to write your name in His Book of Life.

Who occupies the throne of your life? It is time to install King Jesus there if you have not already done so. He is the only One to whom you should bow the knee. The Lord calls you to love Him, to trust Him, and to obey Him. His terms for coming to Him are non-negotiable: You must believe Who He is, the Son of God, and what He has done, shed his blood on Calvary for the salvation of your soul. Pray for the people of this nation to awaken to the realization that there is a King who desires to love them, from those in the loftiest positions to the lowliest.

Today’s Verse: Luke 1:32-33

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

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Recommended for further reading: Luke 3:23-38

²³Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, ²⁵the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, ²⁹the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, ³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, ³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.