The name Moab brings to mind a couple of not-so-pleasant incidents from Israel’s past; the trouble his descendants caused Israel during their wilderness journey to the Promised Land. Moab was born in the after-effects of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot fled from Sodom with his family, in effect taking the sin of the city with him into the wilderness. His wife disobeyed God and died as a pillar of salt (Gen 19:26). Lots daughters got their father drunk and lay with him. One daughter gave birth to Moab and another to Ammon (Gen 19:30-38). Their descendants grew into nations that long plagued Israel. The book Numbers from chapters 22-24 talks about how the nation of Moab committed offenses. The Moabites and Ammonites were not allowed to become members of God's Community (Deut 23:3). In spite of this history, from Moab, came Ruth, from Ruth, Obed; from Obed, Jesse; from Jesse, David (Ruth 4:18-22); and through David came Jesus Christ (Matt 1:1, 5, 6). No matter what your history or genealogy is, God can still accomplish His will and purpose through each one of us who follow him ardently. Our family tree, the generational curse could be changed with our obedience similar to Ruth’s
What’s your bag of gold? Matthew 25:14-30
In the ‘Parable of the Bags of Gold’ from Matthew 25:14-30, we see how each servant was given different number of bags of gold. When the master returned from his
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Beautiful..Amen..Praise the Lord..