Adopted into God’s Family

Hey, hey, good morning, good morning. Welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This morning we are going to talk about the family of Saul.

We're going to wrap up Saul here in a little bit. We'll end in chapter 10. We took a little break from Benjamin and Saul, and now we're back at Saul.

We'll finish with Saul in chapter 10, but today we're going to talk a little bit about his family. Let's have some coffee, we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word.

Let's pray. Father, we thank you so much for giving us your Word. It's in a language we can understand.

Lord, that is a huge blessing. It is in paper we can handle. It doesn't cost us a few years of wages to get.

We're able to read it and not be afraid of people breaking down the door. Lord, you are good.

Please help us, Father, as we read your Word, that you would let it be like sweet drops of honey from you.

In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Here we go. 1 Chronicles chapter 9, beginning at verse 35.

"Jael, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Makkah, dwelt at Gibeon.

His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zer, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

And Mikloth begot Shemayim. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem with their brethren.

Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, Saul begot Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Eshbal.

The sons of Jonathan were Meribbal, and Meribbal begot Micah.

The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Terah, and Ahaz.

And Ahaz begot Jarah. Jarah begot Amaleth, Amaveth, and Zimri.

Zimri begot Moza. Moza begot Bnei, Rephiah, his son, Elisha, his son, and Azel, his son.

And Azel had six sons, whose names were these, Azricam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Shariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.

These were the sons of Azel.

Well, we need to ask ourselves three questions.

A, what's this about?

B, what's the best verse to summarize this?

And C, what are we called to do in response to this?

So, A, what is this about?

This is the family of Saul, right?

Let Jael, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Micah, dwelt at Gibeon.

It's a, I guess we could actually say the, this is about Jael.

And yet, we know, what I have underlined as the best verse here is verse 39 and 40.

Getting at, we have who we know best, Kish, Saul, Jonathan, Eshbael, and then Mephibosheth coming after that, Eshbosheth.

So, we have all this genealogy that we're familiar with in the stories of the Old Testament.

So, Saul, real guy, real history, real genealogy.

Post-exile, that line still is going.

People know it.

Even the line of King Saul.

So, what's this about?

This is the family of the Benjamites, specifically going through King Saul.

So, B, best verse to summarize.

I have 39 and 40 underlined in my Bible.

You can disagree.

Feel free to write that out.

Let me know.

What did you, what would you underline in your Bible?

But last C, calling.

What are we called to do?

Well, I'm not a Benjamin.

I'm not a Benjamite.

I'm not a Saulite.

So, how does this apply to me at all?

How does this apply to you?

Huh.

Oh.

We're a royal priesthood.

You may not be of the family of Saul.

You may not be of the family of David.

But my question is, are you of the family of God?

Has God, the King of the universe, poured out His Spirit in your heart that cries out,

Abba, Father, have you been adopted into His family?

Then you are part of a royal line.

A royal line.

With an inheritance kept safe for you in heaven.

God has made us His people.

God has engrafted us, united us, into His Son, Jesus, who is the King of kings,

high and preeminent over every authority and power, both in heaven and on earth.

And so, if you are having faith, if you have faith, if you trust in Christ,

if you abide in Christ, if you've been united to Jesus,

you are of this royal line.

And your name is written in that Lamb's book of life.

So, do you find your genealogy starting with Jesus?

If so, royalty is yours.

The kingdom is yours.

Let's pray.

Father, we thank you that you have done a miraculous work,

calling us out of darkness and bringing us into your marvelous light,

that we might walk before you in holiness and in joy.

You are so good.

Father, please help us to rejoice in you all of our lives.

Thank you

that you have given us a kingdom

that is not of this world

and an inheritance that is imperishable

and have made us

priests forever.

Thank you.

Thank you for Jesus.

Thank you for your spirit.

In Jesus' name.

Amen.

God bless you.

May you walk in the joy of Jesus today.

I'll see you next time.

Bye.