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Today's Devotion
From Dr. David Jeremiah
Foresight
December 22, 2025
This Good News was promised long ago by God’s prophets in the Old Testament.
Romans 1:2, TLB
Recommended Reading:
Romans 1:1-71 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God 2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, 6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:1-7
Can anyone accurately describe what life on earth will be like seven hundred years from now, should Christ tarry? We can’t imagine it. We can’t even keep up with the technological challenges of our own time. Yet every aspect of the birth, life, and ministry of Jesus was predicted centuries before He was born.
We’re told He would be born to a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) in the town of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) and that innocent children would be killed (Jeremiah 31:15). He would be a descendant of Abraham and David (Isaiah 11:1-3). His parents would flee to Egypt to save Him (Hosea 11:1), and He would return to grow up and begin His ministry in Galilee (Isaiah 9:1-2).
That’s only the beginning! On the road to Emmaus with His two disciples, “Jesus quoted them passage after passage from the writings of the prophets, beginning with the book of Genesis and going right on through the Scriptures, explaining what the passages mean and what they said about himself” (Luke 24:27, TLB). We have a Savior the skeptics cannot explain away! You have a Lord you can trust today!
The New Testament is thus the decryption key for unlocking the meaning of the Old Testament Scriptures.
Josh McDowell
