God did not choose the clean and easy way of establishing Jesus’s lineage because there wasn’t one. But he used the people who made themselves available to him.
Whether consciously or not, we are constantly conditioning ourselves, training our brains, our hearts, and our souls to yearn for certain things.
So often, when we choose the less difficult path in the immediate, we are simply transmuting one difficulty into another.
If entropy is everything falling apart, shalom is everything made whole, and Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Shalom).
On this Sabbath, take comfort in the knowledge that following the way of Jesus is difficult, but we may always find rest in him.
Choosing the easier way, even when it seems to be righteous, is not always the best way.
“In light of God’s Kingdom ministry, the right thing may not always be the safe thing.”
What would it look like instead if we chose to seek out and look for the good – to let hope and love and mercy guide our steps rather than our cynical hearts?
