Matthew 1:5a
and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,
Let’s look again at Jesus’ ancestors. Rahab wasn’t an Israelite but a sinner from Jericho. She was part of the mess in Canaan who practiced all kinds of horrible stuff. She was also a prostitute. How could she be a fitting ancestor for our Lord? Of so many ancestors from Abraham to Joseph, why was she listed in this genealogy?
Rahab, like you and me, started life far from God and stayed far from God. But when she heard about the God who with grand love delivered a slave nation out of Egypt heard about how He lead that nation across a wilderness for 40 years to discipline them blessing them at every turn with His presence, she wanted Him. Her repentance was her example to us. God doesn’t take great people and show them off. God takes willing people and makes them His.
Prayer prompt: Lord, help me to see the mercy You show so that my heart will always be Yours.
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