A Goody From Woody

Listen to what Psalm 22:25-26 says: “Here in this great gathering for worship I have discovered this praise-life. And I'll do what I promised right here in front of the God-worshipers. Down-and-outers sit at GOD's table and eat their fill. Everyone on the hunt for God is here, praising him. ‘Live it up, from head to toe. Don't ever quit!’”

The beginning of Psalm 22 is about the vivid suffering and crucifixion of Jesus. It is prophetic about Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection—the Gospel. We look back and thank God. The people who read or heard Psalm 22 looked forward to the meaning of God’s fulfillment of His promise.

There are over 300 references to the Messiah being fulfilled in Jesus.

Peter Stones, in his book, Science Speaks, says the probabilities of a man fulfilling eight of the prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 17th power—which is 100,000,000,000,000,000. Imagine the figure for all 332 prophecies being fulfilled by Jesus. That is 1 in 840, with 97 zeroes after it. Call that amazing!!

But God did it! Why? So we could celebrate Christmas? Yes, but not just say “Merry Christmas.” Rather, it is to say “Merry Christmas and I pray you know the Savior and His love for you!!”

C. S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, said “You must make a choice. Either this man was and is the Son of God or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool. You can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God.”

I choose the latter!

“Merry Christmas! And do you know Him as your Savior? If so, sing or read Psalm 22:25-26 again.

God bless,

Woody