We are still early on our Advent journey through Luke’s gospel. Feel free to invite a friend to join this expedition and read with you each day.
Remember that there would be no cross nor resurrection without the initial events that we have read about in chapters 1 and 2. Now in chapter 3, Luke reminds us of Jesus’ humanity. Where Matthew listed the legal lineage through Joseph, Luke outlines the blood line of Jesus through Mary. Matthew’s list only went back as far as Abraham, but here, Luke takes us all the way back to the very first man, Adam. The Lord had a plan for salvation that went all the way back to the time of Adam!
Mary’s family tree descends not through King David’s son Solomon but through another of David’s sons, Nathan. This son was named after the prophet Nathan who confronted David about his sin with another man’s wife, Bathsheba. Nathan was a godly man whose intent was to restore David’s relationship with God. Later, God would choose David’s son Nathan to continue the blood line of Jesus, the Messiah whose desire is to restore everyone’s relationship with the Father.
Advent offers a season to refocus our attention on God and renew our own relationship with the Father. What area of your life would you want to set to rights with the Lord as Christmas draws near?
