Matthew 1-4 Geneology, Car Models: Moving Forward, going back

December 19th, Matthew 1-4

       Geneology is an interesting subject. The names of vehicles in our country demonstrate car companies perceptions of our values... Expedition, Yukon, Pathfinder, Forester, Trailblazer, Escape, Explorer, Tahoe, Traverse...strange when you see all of those names lined up in a row. We're a nation going somewhere, even Toyota's slogan..."Moving Forward."
       Geneology is moving backward. Thanks to a certain group's desire to baptize for the dead, there is a growing amount of information we can get about our past. That's used for multiple purposes. Chief among them is to have someone famous in your past so you feel better about yourself...
        Matthew one has a story to tell. It's from a different time, place, and culture. A culture where your past matters, where you come from matters, who your ancestors are matters. There are parts of the world that find Matthew one exceptionally interesting, we barely make it through the list before we are thinking about a list of to do items for the day.
        Maybe where we come from matters. Maybe history should hold more value to us? Maybe bringing honor to those who walked before us is a load(not a crushing one) we should choose to find out about. Maybe it would bring us to a better place when it comes to another history I pray you are a part of. The History of Christ offering you and I life. We are not entities unto our own. We are part of an ongoing, unfolding story. We'll have a place in the story and by the grace of God we'll add inspiring chapters to it!