Last blogpost, we read about how God showed His grace through Boaz. There’s something else about grace. Grace can only be properly received by the empty. At the beginning of the book of Ruth, we see that Naomi complains. She went away full, but has come back empty, she says. Ruth too was emptied. Emptied of her old life. She had lost her husband. This … Continue reading Ruth #6: Blessed are the empty
The Magi came to Jesus. Why? “We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.“ Matthew 2:2 They went a long way to see him. It was not an easy trip, probably. When they came, they asked nothing of Jesus. They only worshiped and gave to Him. Am I this passionate about worship? I don’t think it’s wrong to want things … Continue reading Matthew 2
Genealogies can be boring. Matthew 1 starts with one. But for Jews, ancestry was all about identity, I think. This genealogy tells us who Jesus is. He is the promised Son of David: the King who will rule forever.He is the son of Abraham. He is the one through whom all the nations will be blessed. He is the one people have been waiting for … Continue reading Matthew 1
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