With Christ, you're never too far gone to be blessed!
Have you ever considered the five women in the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded by Matthew?
The first woman was Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law. She was the widow of two sons of Judah. When Judah withheld a third son, Shelah, from her, she posed as a prostitute and slept with Judah, her father-in-law. The act produced twins, one of whom was Perez, also in the genealogy of Jesus.
The second was Rahab, a prostitute. She also wasn't Jewish.
The third was Ruth, a Moabitess, from a people cursed and excluded from the assembly of the Lord forever according to Deuteronomy 23:3-
3 “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever"
The fourth, though unnamed, was Bathsheba. David killed her husband Uriah after he (David) got Bathsheba pregnant and his attempt to foist the pregnancy on Uriah failed. He then married Bathsheba. Their son Solomon is in the genealogy of our Lord Jesus!
The fifth is Mary. Highly favoured, blessed among women. Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No matter how "ruined" you think you are, no matter what you've done, even if you are already a believer, our Saviour Jesus will make you beautiful when you receive His abundance of grace and of His gift of righteousness. You will reign in life through Him (Romans 5:17). His Spirit will transform you to the image of His glory.
The first woman was Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law. She was the widow of two sons of Judah. When Judah withheld a third son, Shelah, from her, she posed as a prostitute and slept with Judah, her father-in-law. The act produced twins, one of whom was Perez, also in the genealogy of Jesus.
The second was Rahab, a prostitute. She also wasn't Jewish.
The third was Ruth, a Moabitess, from a people cursed and excluded from the assembly of the Lord forever according to Deuteronomy 23:3-
3 “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever"
The fourth, though unnamed, was Bathsheba. David killed her husband Uriah after he (David) got Bathsheba pregnant and his attempt to foist the pregnancy on Uriah failed. He then married Bathsheba. Their son Solomon is in the genealogy of our Lord Jesus!
The fifth is Mary. Highly favoured, blessed among women. Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No matter how "ruined" you think you are, no matter what you've done, even if you are already a believer, our Saviour Jesus will make you beautiful when you receive His abundance of grace and of His gift of righteousness. You will reign in life through Him (Romans 5:17). His Spirit will transform you to the image of His glory.
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