- The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 – Anytime I get the chance to write about or speak on a chapter with the genealogy of Jesus in it I have to share this same message. The story of Jesus had some messed up parts to it. There was incest, murder, adultery, and even prostitution in the family of Jesus. Not to mention the horrible rulers and all they did to worship idols and other things. What you then need to remember is that your past doesn’t define you and God can make something beautiful out of the worst of things. Your story may as well have some horrible parts to its past, just know God can create something beautiful out of it if you let Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 855
- So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. Matthew 1:17 – In Genesis 12:2 God says, “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” What we see in our passage today is the fulfillment of the promise of God to Abraham. Yes Abraham got the chance to see his family grow, but never got the chance to see a great nation come out of it. He never got to see how from his family line the Messiah came to be the truest and deepest blessing the world could ask for. All that God promised Abraham happened, but the majority of the fulfillment of God’s promise happened long after Abraham had died. Be ready to move through life like this. God is promising to bring about purpose, meaning, and victory through the mess of life we can find ourselves in. Yet while we may get the blessing of seeing that promise fulfilled in our time, we may not. The fulfillment of all God said He would do may take place in our kids, grandkids, or great great great grandkid’s story. What God isn’t is unfaithful. Yes, this way of handling our struggles seems unfair and far from how we would wish it to be dealt with. Yet remember even in Abraham’s story what took place. God blessed him with a mighty family, provided for him and his whole family during the famine, allowed his line to grow, and even used his family to birth the Savior of the world. You may not get to witness the full fulfillment of God’s promise within the short span of your life, but have confidence whatever God has spoken to do within your story He’ll do. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1951
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