Devotion:
Read Acts 13:32-44.
In the synagogue Paul was preaching to Jews and Gentiles. Those gathered kept increasing as they were interested in the reasoning that Paul was using and how he was tying it back to the written law. He said they were there to share the Good News. Paul reminded them that the promise was made to our ancestors, and God had now fulfilled it for all of us and our descendants, by raising Jesus.
This is what the second Psalm says about Jesus: You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. For God had promised to raise him from the dead, not leaving him to rot in the grave as was the custom. So, the reference here to raising the body was to Jesus.
Beginning with the law of Moses, the prophets, and the writings, Paul would show how God fulfilled Scripture in a specific event. In this case the crucifixion and his ultimate triumph over all his enemies through the resurrection were the events. Believers in the first century often used Psalm 2 as a great psalm that referenced Jesus the Messiah. We also can take comfort and find assurance in Jesus as our Savior since his life on earth and his resurrection fulfilled God's plan.
Personal Worship Option:
O Father, I do believe you prophesied about Jesus and his victory over every human adversary as well as his triumph over sin and death. I want my life and my future held tight to Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.
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