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Lent Day 26


Scripture Reading

Matthew 22:41-46


The religious leaders of Jesus' day had been asking him questions in order to trap him in a lie or blasphemy. In this passage the Pharisees are asked a question that every person must answer at some point in their lives. "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" The Pharisees answered according to what the Jews believed about the lineage of the Messiah. They knew that God had promised David that the Messiah was to be one of David's descendants. Jesus responded to the Pharisee's answer by quoting scripture in which David calls the Messiah (Christ) his Lord. Jesus' question confuses the Pharisees. What Jesus was pointing out and what the Pharisees refused to see was that the Messiah was not only a descendant of David, he was David's Lord. 


The question for each of us is what do we think about the Christ? Are we silent and confused like the Pharisees? Do we acknowledge God with our lips but nothing in our heart testifies that we know him? Can we, like David, call him our Lord? The truth that Jesus is the Christ is a truth that each of us must either accept or reject. After we have acknowledged Jesus as our Lord we must live each day of our live for him. Today Jesus is asking you the same question he asked the Pharisees, "What do you think about the Christ?" 


Prayer: Lord, I confess that Jesus is the Christ, the long awaited Messiah. I believe that he is your son, a descendant of David, and David's Lord, as he is my Lord. May my life reflect the Lordship of Jesus today and everyday. Amen.

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