The Book of Matthew begins with the
possible lineage of Jesus. Someone pointed out that there
was not DNA testing back then but that
should not matter. Showing that Jesus had human ancestors
which speaks to his very own humanity.
Jesus also had divine origins. What
does that mean for us? Jesus referred to his disciples as his
brothers, sisters, mother, and father.
That means we truly are children of God. The prophet Jeremiah
wrote that God knew us before we were
in the womb.
We have tools such as Ancestry.com
which can help us track our blood line. What can we find out
about those who came before us?
We may never find out the intimate
details of the lives of our family members who wait for us in
Heaven but perhaps some clues will
emerge that give us a look into some of their activities. For
example we may find out that our 3
times great grandmother was a nurse during a war and helped
a soldier pull through his injuries. Do
a little research and we find out that soldier eventually married
that nurse.
What can we learn about where our
families when we consider the land they came from? Maybe
your family came from a place where the
land was tough to work with making it hard to plant and
maintain crops. That tells me that
people from such a region were hard and determined workers.
Now ask yourself what will future
generations say about you? Will our descendants say that we
worked hard. Will we be known as people
who survived great hardships? Will we be known as
children of God?
As with Jesus many say he was a great
man. A man of peace. A man full of wisdom and great
moral character. Some say he was a
great teacher. And many people claim the Jesus is the
savior of the world. He is the rescuer
of lost souls.
We may not be The Messiah but we sure
do have a chance to rescue lost souls.
