On Sunday, we stepped into Matthew’s genealogy, the part of the Christmas story most of us are tempted to skip. It is a window into the heart of God. Before Jesus ever preached a sermon or performed a miracle, His family line was already preaching the gospel. Matthew shows us that Jesus came through real people with real stories, and He came for real people with real needs. Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are not polished heroes. They are strugglers, outsiders, sinners, the wounded, and the forgotten.
This week, I invite you to continue reflecting on how Jesus enters human history not through a perfect lineage but through a redeemed one. Included below are two tools to help you carry Sunday’s message into your week: the Sermon Notes for revisiting the truths we explored together and the Sunday to Monday Guide to help you pray, reflect, and discuss God’s word in community.
As we reflect on His genealogy, may we see our own story with renewed clarity, remembering that the parts we tend to hide or minimize are not barriers to His love but places where His grace loves to do its best work. I pray this season of Advent gives us confidence that Jesus meets us not in an ideal version of our life but in the real one we are living right now.
