Luke 2:1-4
“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.”
Acts 13:22
“And when he had removed him (Saul), he raised up David to be their king, of whom he (God) testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will."
In David, we find a man who is striving to do God’s will, and although he was a sinner through and through (just as you and I), God honored David’s desire to be His whole-hearted servant.
In the lineage of Jesus, traced back through Joseph, a humble carpenter, we find generations of ordinary people who became extraordinary through their service to God.
Who we come from matters, but even more important is a heart dedicated to doing God’s will. In the house of David we find Biblical patriarchs and heroes such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but we also find the unusual record of women such a Rahab and Ruth who are remembered for allowing God to use them in difficult circumstances.
As children of The King, we all come from a royal lineage with a history of greatness. But the greatness of our lineage is born out of self-sacrifice, humility and service to God.
In the end those with great or small wealth in life will leave behind “things” in death, but those who seek God’s will leave legacies of service.
Prayer: Holy God, we thank you that you are a God who favors service over riches. May we all leave behind legacies rich in servanthood and love. Amen
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