Who is in Your Family Tree?
Today’s Reading: Joshua 2 and Joshua 6
Focal Verses: Matthew 1:5-6
“Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king.”
Have you, or someone in your family, ever researched your family tree? If you found someone of importance, maybe an author, politician or royalty, you were eager to tell others. What if you found a prostitute in the family tree? Would you be so eager to tell?
Rahab, listed above, was just that. She lived in a town called Jericho. The Israelites sent spies in to see best how to invade the city. Rahab sheltered them from the king because she recognized the God of the Israelites as the God. In Joshua 2:11b, she said, “The LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.” Rahab believed this so firmly that she staked her life on this belief, and the God of grace saved her.
Rahab wasn’t an important person in her community. In fact, her community probably looked at her in much the same way you would look at a prostitute in your community today. God looked past her immorality and her earthly insignificance into a heart that expressed her faith in Him. In His grace, He saved her, lifted her out of the sinful life she led, made her the great-great grandmother of a king, and put her in the lineage of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Thank you, God, for looking past my imperfections and insignificance, and making me into an important member of Your kingdom.
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