The Coming One
It is always great to have a special guest coming to visit. I look forward to when Thanksgiving and Christmas come around and my family members travel for a nice visit. It is wonderful to have good friends come for a special meal or just a time together. It brings a sense of anticipation, as we look forward to these times and the ones who are coming to be with us. The Lord wants us to live in that same excitement and expectation every day. Jacob gave a special blessing to each of his sons before his death. He told them what was going to happen to them in the future, too. Some of the blessings were better than others based on the character of his sons. Judah got a very special blessing. (Genesis 49:10) The told Judah that the scepter would not depart from his family, nor the ruler's staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor. The family of Judah was the family of the kings and one very special king. Isn't this...