Whose son is the Messiah?

 Luke 20:41-44  

The question to be asked is is Jesus the Messiah? The Jews and Muslim are divided because of a step brother issue (Isaac and Ishmael) and now we have the question of Jesus's family?  Is God His Father?  Does He come from the roots of David?  How does God's Lordship come into play?  These are important questions from a Christian perspective because we believe Jesus is God; the Messiah and this is what distinguishes us from the Jews and the Muslims.  For me, Jesus Lordship comes through the proof of His resurrection.  We know He died...when He was stabbed in the side the liquid coming out is the proof of death.  We also know He rose again because they never produced a body after His body disappeared...and they would want to to stop the persecution and/or the rise of Christianity.  Lord Jesus, please help us to find common ground with the Jews and Muslims but also help us never to surrender the Lordship of Jesus. Lord Jesus, also help us to build strong families. There are so many step brother/sister issues in our culture. Teach us how to get along and show us how to fight for the family unit; then give us the courage to do it. Amen.

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