2 [gospel]...which He promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God Romans 1:2-4
Just able to get into verse 4 today of Romans chapter 1.
The biggest stand out to me in this passage today was how Paul reminds us that the Gospel was promised by the LORD through the prophets in the Old Testament. Not only that but that those scriptures (through the prophets) were all concerning the coming of God’s Son Jesus Christ…who was flesh (descended from David) and declared to be the Son of God (God Himself). These several verses are huge! So much theology! Who Jesus is to us today, as well as all that He has accomplished, was promised by God long ago!
APPLICATION:
There is no difference in these promises today than the way Paul communicated them in this letter to the Romans approximately 56 years after Jesus ascended into heaven. The good news to us was a promise before Jesus came. Jesus is both flesh like us (feeling during His lifetime, everything we feel) and God the Son at the same time. That is no different today than it was in the time of Paul. Jesus is no different today in His promises than His promises before ascending years earlier in the time of Paul.
Jesus was promised, He came to do what God willed, He paid it all, He rose to glory and is right now active and working in the world today, working in my life today, showing power in His Name today, and loving of me today.