"Thanks Be To God for His Indescribable Gift!"

            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Passing down the joy of Jesus is the best Christmas gift you can give!

            Matthew opens his Gospel with a genealogy to prove that Jesus is the descendant of both King David and Abraham…just as the Old Testament prophesied.  Jesus’ birth didn’t go unnoticed, for both shepherds and Magi came to worship him.  The Jewish people were waiting for the Messiah to appear.  Finally, He was born, but the Jews didn’t recognize Him because they were looking for a different kind of king. (Life Application Bible, NIV)

            They didn’t grasp the total plan of God. And though we have the advantage of reading God’s Word, the prophecy and the fulfillment, we STILL have trouble grasping the enormity of what Christ’s birth really means.  His love is so great that it’s truly incomprehensible.  

As Matthew presented the genealogy record of Jesus, he was very much aware of the importance of a person’s family line to the Jewish people.   It proved his standing as one of God’s chosen people.  Jesus was a descendant of Abraham, the father of all Jews and a direct descendant of David, fulfilling the Old Testament prophesies about the Messiah’s lineage. This is proof positive that JESUS is the ONLY reason for the Christmas season!  “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”  as we read in  2 Corinthians 9:15.

Share Christmas JOY by telling others about Jesus’ birth and why we have every reason to celebrate!