“The
scepter shall not depart from Judah.” Genesis 49:10
Although Judah was a sinner like his
brothers, God chose him to be the start of the kingly line of Israel. The royal
of line of Jesus Christ runs from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to Judah. Each and
every one of them was a sinner. God called them to be His own and justified
them not by works but by faith. That is just how God still works today.
Jesus ate with sinners, touched
lepers, let an immoral woman bathe his feet, and hung out with tax gatherers.
What he took with Him to these meetings with the outcasts of civilization was
the message of repentance and promise of eternal life through faith in Him. He
sends us with that message to carry to a hurting and dying world. Jesus Christ
loves sinners and still calls them to repent and believe in Him. Judah’s
selection was not by works but by God’s grace, the same grace He still offers
to all who will come to Him today.
Dear Father, Thank You for abundant
grace to save such a wretch like me. Amen.
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