The other day, I was reading Matthew 1, which is the geneology of Joseph, the husband of Christ's mother, Mary. I've never really enjoyed reading geneologies, and I typically skim over the hundreds of names to get to the "real stuff". But this time, for whatever reason, I read the passage carefully, taking time to read each name. And now, believe it or not, it's one of my favorite passages! Now what, you may ask, is so interesting about a list of names? It's the NAMES. The people. The circumstances that these individuals endured, and the lives they lived. Three names in particular stood out to me: Tamar, Rahab, and "the wife of Uriah" (Bathsheba).
All three of these women had immoral interactions with men; Tamar and Rahab were actual prostitutes, and Bathsheba was disloyal to her husband. What's amazing to me is that God used these women, who were viewed as shameful and disgraceful, as links in the line of Christ! He can use the broken, the unwanted, the SINNERS. He can and He DOES. God will use anyone!
This was just so encouraging and awesome, and I wanted to share my thoughts with my readers, as I haven't posted in a while!
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