May 24

Matthew 1:16 (NIV)
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.

It is totally amazing to look at the genealogy of Joseph, (and Mary) because of the people God would use. You would think that if someone made up the gospels and Jesus himself, they would lie a little better about the genealogy! God doesn’t need to lie or hide the truth, He is glorified in it.

If I may just point to a few unbelievably included people; Judah and Tamar, (she dressed as a prostitute and tricked Judah and conceived), Rahab the harlot and Ruth the Moabite (enemy of Israel) are included, and of course we have Solomon who was conceived after David had Bathsheba’s husband essentially killed, not to mention all the wicked Kings in this linage who rebelled against the Lord to varying degrees. All of this says something very loud to me. God is able! He is able to bring about what He wants and He is not limited by mankind’s sinfulness! God is a redeemer! He is the one who takes a crumbled person and raises them up to do great things! He is more than my helper, my redeemer, my shield, my buckler, He is my all in all! He is able to make me mount up on eagles wings and soar to the heights of my (His) capabilities and accomplish amazing things IN SPITE OF MY SINFULLNESS! It doesn’t matter what your parents were like - He is able to overcome all of your shortcomings and make you more than a conqueror! He is able! He loves you! Give Him your all today and watch the amazing places He will take you and the grand things He will do with you and through you!