Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
(Matthew 5:17 (NIV))

Far too many believers have the false belief that the Old Testament has nothing to do with them. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Jesus, himself, stated that He came to fulfill not to abolish.

He even went further in His explanation.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew 5:18-19 (NIV))

Too many believers overlook these words, but they still apply.

As believers, we must make sure that we understand that Jesus is not just a new entry into God's plans. He was the plan from the very beginning.

We need to realize that we have a long heritage that we have been grafted into!

Jesus came first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles.

If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
(Romans 11: 17-21 (NIV))

Jesus is the fulfillment of all prophecy in the Old Testament. Without the Old Testament, we would not have a Biblically or spiritually sound basis for our faith. Jesus and the New Testament are the house that we are all promised, but you can't have a house without a foundation. It is the Old Testament that tells the story of how and why this foundation was built.

Jesus is the perfect fulfillment!

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