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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