Today’s devotion is Matthew 26:47-56 which contains the account of Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest. The verse upon which we will focus is verse 56.
“But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.” Matthew 26:56. (Emphasis added.)
I was particularly impressed with the importance given to fulfillment of Scriptures. God’s Word must be fulfilled. Here are some Scriptures.
1 Kings 8:15-16:
“He (Solomon) said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying, Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’ ”
Psalm 148:
“ 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For He commanded and they were created.
6 He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not pass away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
Sea monsters and all deeps;
8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;”
For He commanded and they were created.
6 He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which will not pass away.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
Sea monsters and all deeps;
8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;”
Jeremiah 33:14
[ The Davidic Kingdom ] ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
[ The Davidic Kingdom ] ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Matthew 1:22
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
Matthew 4:14
This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
Luke 1:45
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”
Luke 22:37
“For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘ AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.”
“For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘ AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.”
Luke 24:44
Now He said to them, ” These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
Now He said to them, ” These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
John 17:12
“While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
“While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Acts 13:33
that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘ YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.’
that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘ YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.’
Revelation 17:17
“For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.
“For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.
So, what is the importance of the fulfillment of Scriptures? The importance is that we can trust Scriptures. This is consistent with Reformed theology which emphasizes the sovereignty of God. Unlike Arminians and others who portray God as continually reacting to what man does in deference to the alleged “free will” of man, the Reformed emphasize that God establishes and fulfills His purpose.
This is not only the truth, it gives us great comfort. We can trust God and his Word.
Consider Isaiah 46: 9-11:
“Remember the former things long past,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘ My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure‘;
Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man of My purpose from a far country.
Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, surely I will do it.”
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