05/04/2026
Evidence From Prophecy
Our oldest son is now an adult. He has decided that it is important for him to put part of his paycheck into investments. He has studied about the return on investment in the stock market and how a small investment early in life can grow into a substantial retirement some day. He has done a lot of research on the subject and talked to a lot of people. He found so much evidence about investing that it would be quite difficult to convince him to alter his course of action.
My son did not make his decision without first checking facts. He wanted to know what to expect before putting his money at risk. He wanted to base his decision on solid evidence.
If we require that much evidence for monetary decisions, shouldn't we require even more evidence when it comes to decisions of our soul? Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Being a Christian is about putting your faith in Jesus Christ. But notice that the Hebrews 11 passage tells us what faith is. First, faith has substance. It is not an invisible belief. Further faith has evidence. Even when we cannot see the object of our faith (things not seen) we can still see the evidence.
I cannot see wind itself, but I can feel it. In addition, I can see the effects of the wind. When the wind blows, there is substance and evidence. The substance and evidence for Jesus is much more substantial than just a feeling though. The evidence for Jesus goes far beyond the historical accounts of his existence.
To be a Christian, you must have faith in more than just Christ's existence, You have to believe that he is the promised king, the promised savior, the Messiah that the Old Testament scriptures predicted. Then you have to submit to him as your king and leader.
The Old Testament prophets wrote of a coming savior and even showed that he would be a king and God. Those fulfilled scriptures are important evidence.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Jeremiah was not the only one to predict the Messiah and to refer to him as a branch. Isaiah and Zechariah did as well. It was predicted that the branch would have the name Joshua (Yashua/Jesus) in Zechariah 6:12. Then in Zechariah 9:9, it was predicted that this promised king would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. Jesus did that on Palm Sunday.
The event of Jesus entering Jerusalem as king happened 483 years after the order to rebuild Jerusalem after the captivity. Daniel 9:25 predicted that there would be 69 sevens between the order to rebuild and the Messiah (many versions say weeks, but it literally means sevens). 69X7=483. That brings us right to Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem as king on Palm Sunday.
Further, Micah 5:2 predicted that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. Isaiah 9:6 talks about a child who would be born and have the government on his shoulders and he would be called, “Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah also said a virgin would give birth (Isaiah 7:14) Then Isaiah 53 graphically describes the crucifixion of Jesus.
These are just a few of the highlights of fulfilled prophecy about Jesus. He is clearly the promised Messiah. The evidence is there. Sadly, a lot of families regularly go to church without even knowing these basic truths. No wonder so many kids grow up and then leave the faith. For many, their faith did not have evidence and was therefore not rooted. Learn the evidence and share it so that faith has substance behind it.
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