and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary;
of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
With the recitation of the genealogy of Jesus, the thing that stands out most for me is his humanity. There is nothing perfect about His family tree, among some good men and women we also find idolaters, womanizers, murderers, a prostitute, cheaters, liars; we find all manner of sinners. Even the good ones had serious flaws. His family tree is much like our own.
Jesus became man to be like us. And because He did this, He redeemed humanity. As His brothers and sisters, His friends, we can dare to dream of becoming and being better people. We may fall every day, but we can also rise above our sins and aspire to greatness because He is Immanuel, God-is-with-us. O come, Immanuel, live in me today that I may glorify you.
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