Sunday, June 23, 2013

His Plan

Matthew's Christmas story begins "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ." And what a book it is. Can you imagine the shock on Matthew's Jewish readers when they saw the names of women in the list? First time ever. And what a list: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bath-sheba. And the men on the list weren't saints either. The lesson: The God who is love has a plan of redemption. And He can use anyone to bring it to fulfillment--no matter their failures, their family background (Ruth was a Moabite, you know. And you know where they came from. Think Lot in a cave.), their doubts, their rebellions (Manasseh was evil personified)--whatever. He would provide salvation. He would so love the world. He would so love you--and me.

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