It has always intrigued me to notice some of the people included in the genealogy found in Matthew 1.
Consider the women listed. The fact that women are mentioned at all is unusual. Tamar is mentioned first. She played the role of a prostitute and became pregnant by her father in law. Next you have Rahab. Remember, she was the harlot from
When you read the names of the men in this genealogy you’ll come to the same conclusion. Few of them deserved to be blessed by God. Yet God in His wisdom and grace worked in and through them to accomplish His plan of Salvation.
An impact thought based on these observations would be: God can and will use you to build His kingdom if you trust in and surrender to Him. None of us is worthy within ourselves. In fact, all of us have failed or found ourselves the victim of circumstances. But God delights in taking broken lives and putting them together again, and then using them to accomplish His purpose. Commit yourself to Him and trust Him to work in and through you His perfect plan.