Tuesday, February 2, 2010

You aren't well known? So what!

The Genealogy of Jesus
1A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
7Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
Abiud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
14Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Eliud,
15Eliud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Sometimes it seems like if you don't have the right connections or know all the right people you won't get anywhere. Have you ever heard of Matthan? No?! Yeah... he wasn't a very well known guy. But he was in the line of Jesus. In fact, he was his earthly grandfather. You would expect really well known people of the Bible to be in the genealogy of Christ, say, Moses for example? Nope. Moses was used in huge ways by God, and so were many of the people in the line of Jesus, like David, or Abraham. God chose the others that aren't well known names for a reason. Obviously they served him wholeheartedly. So next time you feel like no one knows you or you aren't doing big enough things for the Lord, remember to focus on Him and obey Him in the little things. Years down the road He may use your life (or your children) to influence others.

"Often God doesn't call the equipped. He equips the called."

In Christ Alone,
Becky :)

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