Watch This - God's Specialty in Unexpected Redemption
Matthew 1:1-17
Matthew's genealogy isn't just names and numbers—it's a declaration of God's redemptive power. Four women who shouldn't be there by cultural standards: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. Each represents scandal, brokenness, or being an outsider. Yet God says, "Watch this," and includes them in the Messiah's lineage. God delights in using unexpected people through unexpected means to accomplish His purposes. Your past mistakes, your current struggles, your feelings of inadequacy—God looks at them and says, "Watch this." As we light the candle of hope this Advent, remember that Jesus came through a lineage of broken people to save broken people. You're not disqualified; you're perfectly positioned for God's "watch this" moment.
How does knowing that Jesus' lineage includes broken people change your perspective on your own story?
Matthew's genealogy isn't just names and numbers—it's a declaration of God's redemptive power. Four women who shouldn't be there by cultural standards: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. Each represents scandal, brokenness, or being an outsider. Yet God says, "Watch this," and includes them in the Messiah's lineage. God delights in using unexpected people through unexpected means to accomplish His purposes. Your past mistakes, your current struggles, your feelings of inadequacy—God looks at them and says, "Watch this." As we light the candle of hope this Advent, remember that Jesus came through a lineage of broken people to save broken people. You're not disqualified; you're perfectly positioned for God's "watch this" moment.
How does knowing that Jesus' lineage includes broken people change your perspective on your own story?
Recent
Archive
2025
September
God's Unfailing LovePerseverance in FaithRedemption and ForgivenessHope In Times of ChangeShining God's Light Through BrokennessAbswering The Call To Follow JesusBecoming Like ChristBeing Salt And Light In A Broken WorldBuilding On The RockA Closer Walk With TheeNew Creation In ChristExercising Your FaithFully Committed DiscipleshipAbiding In Christ's LovePruning For Growth
October
Bearing Fruit Through PerseveranceFinding Joy In The JourneyLiving As Pilgrim's In A Transient WorldSurrendering All To GodActive Obedience in God's WorkBuilding on God's FoundationPerseverance in Doing GoodJoining God in His WorkHolistic DiscipleshipChoosing JoyThe Power of CommunityRenewing Your MindStewarding Your Body for God's GloryCounting Our BlessingsThe Transformative Power of GraceExtending Grace to OthersFinding Hope in SufferingLiving a Life of ThanksgivingFrom Worry to WorshipPower of PerspectiveThe Secret of ContentmentGrateful for the FleasReframing Your Story
November
The Foundation of JoyUnceasing Prayer - God's Open DoorThanksgiving In All CircumstancesThe Practice of ThankfulnessReflecting Christ Through ThanksgivingThe Mathematics of GraceThe Widow's InvestmentRivers, Not ResevoirsThe Hilarious GiverWhere Your Treasure IsThe Unity of Heaven's WorshipWashed in the Blood of the LambThsnkgiving in Every CircumstanceThe Heartbeat of WorshipLiving Heaven's Culture on EarthChoosing Praise in Prison MomentsContinual Praise, Constant VictoryLiving Counter-Culturally With joyThe Sacrifice of PraiseTransmittable Thanksliving
2024
February
March
Categories
no categories
No Comments