Monday, January 5, 2009

Let the journey begin!

Matthew 1
"...David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife..." (1:6)

In the geneology of Jesus we are confronted with sin and grace. David's wife, Bathsheba, had been Uriah's wife. David stole her through dark and deplorable acts of sin. David was a man who was mostly loyal and deeply devoted to God yet he was deeply flawed with sin. He and Bathsheba typify the reason Jesus came. "...you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins" (1:21). His very name means Savior! David needed a Savior like Jesus. I need a Savior like Jesus for I too am a man flawed by sin whose only hope is God's grace.

Father, I thank you for providing through David's line an unflawed Savior for flawed people like David and like me. I recieve and rejoice in your grace today.

I'm praying for you.
Pastor Mark
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 5:17 AM

    Matthew 1 ~ I generally read through genealogies pretty quickly but this morning I wanted to think through the list. I reflected on the names I remembered from the Scriptures and how the next generation looked up to them and really got their foundation from them. This morning my attention was drawn to the names of the five women mentioned in the list. Almost with the urging to go back and read about them again and ponder about why they were singled out. What special qualities and circumstances surrounded their lives? Why in a genealogical list of men were they added or emphasized? Each of their stories is expounded upon in the Bible. Each of their stories focuses on a character, circumstance, burden, temptation, injustice or example that God wants us to see. Maybe He wants us to know that His grace is sufficient and no matter what our environment or circumstances are, with a faithful heart, we can overcome and become something new.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    When we started reading this mornng, we thought that reading one chapter a day wasn't much of a challenge . . . well, by the time we got done chewing on just the first chapter of Matthew, and taken time to look at more than just the words, weren't we mistaken. We, too, were taken by the names of the women in the list of Jesus' ancestors . . . not all Jews and not members of "polite society". God continues to fulfill His plan and purposes through the ordinary and failure prone . . . you know, folks just like us

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