Matthew's Begats

  The kiddos & I have been memorizing this song for school the past week!! I love the tune of it, but more than that I love the fact that God chose to bring Jesus to this world through a rather "messy" family line. Now it may seem funny to say that, but if Jesus would have come from a pretty "perfect" line, what would that say for the rest of us. I believe God clearly demonstrated through Jesus' genealogy that He can use anyone, in any family, with any kind of past. For instance in Jesus family line you have Rahab a harlot, Ruth a Moabite (check out how the Moabites came to be), Solomon who came from David's wife Bathsheba who actually came to BE his wife because David had her husband Urriah put on the front lines of the battle to have him killed because he (David) committed adultery  with her (Bathsheba). Messy messy stuff. And that is just naming a few of the details, a thorough study of OT history would fill you in all on the details. So as my children & I discussed this it was so neat to see them connect with what I was telling them & Madison said, "I didn't realize that Jesus came from that kind of a family line". We talked about the "imperfect" people that God chose to use & how we're thankful that we serve that kind of a God!!! Because even "good" people are "imperfect"  in God's eyes so in reality those of us who think we are "better than" the harlot or the adulterer because we have never done that stuff, are still sinners just the same. We need a Savior whether we grew up "good" or "messed up"! Discovering that truth is so foundational, & important because it's what keeps us from becoming "self righteous"!!!!!
My conclusion- God wants to use ALL of us for His glory & He will, when we realize it's all about HIM  & not about who we are!!