“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;” Matthew 1:1-6
God seems to be making his breaking news out of those neglected and rejected. You doubt it? Jesus came out of Pharez. Pharez was a bastard. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram – Matthew 1:3.
Pharez was the offspring of Judah sleeping with Tamar his daughter in law. Judah was suspended from leadership of Israel for having that incestuous relationship for ten generations. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD – Deuteronomy 23:2.
Though Pharez was a bastard, his generation brought in David and Jesus came out of David. Those believers that are rejected and neglected because of sins committed should rather be nursed and healed with the balm of Gilead. A person can fall twenty times but God will still use him because of election.
It was an unlisted soldier that killed Goliath. The way Saul encouraged David, the young ones have to be encouraged to do exploits. When Jesus saw the crowd of about five thousand men, it was just a lad that God used to feed them. There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? – John 6:9.
Despise that lad and the crowd would be left hungry. God can use anything for something. Mary Magdalene the one from whom Jesus cast out seven demons was one of those who sponsored Jesus’ ministry.
When Elijah concluded that he was the only one left who had the fear of God, God corrected him and said: Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him – 1 Kings 19:18. You’re not God’s only star. Many stars are around apart from you.
I pray that God gives us his eyes so we can see the virtues buried in others. Just as God deposits gold and other minerals in the soil, he has equally deposited virtues in everyone that should be explored and exploited.
LET’S PRAY
May you get this revelation to know, the world’s attention is always on whoever is exploring and exploiting the virtues God has deposited in him. Amen Amen Amen. Fountain to your life.
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