Judah was the son of Jacob (Israel) whose lineage bore the Messiah (Jesus, son of David).

How extreme was it that Judah had both a son so wicked that God found it necessary to kill him, and another son who would be so promising that the Savior would be born from his lineage?

Both Joseph and Mary’s descendants are established as being from David. Joseph’s through Solomon and Mary’s through Nathan (who were both King David’s sons).

We cannot choose when we are born or to whom, but we can live our lives for God’s purpose (vs. for the wickedness of the world, the flesh or the devil).

Our struggles may be the result of genetic or environmental influences or simply due to our own poor choices. #Adam

The difference between a barren or fruitful life may be the conscious decision to act in favor of God’s will. How will we know God’s will and purpose unless we read His Word, The Bible?

If things seem barren, perhaps taking a moment to re-evaluate your own choices will be the step needed to begin bearing fruit. (Even much fruit…and fruit that will last, which comes from abiding in Christ)

Lord, may my life be promising because I trust You. In the past few months, I’ve had to commit a difficult situation over and over to God. In so doing, I’ve chosen to speak these words, “I believe”, aloud.

In Phillipians 4:19, Paul assures the believers that his God will meet all their needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Keep giving your gifts for His purposes, He will faithfully produce the fruit. -Teresa #Hiskingdomcome

I Chronicles 2:1-5, 9-15 (NLT)

2 The sons of Israel^[v] were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, ² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Descendants of Judah

³ Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.⁴ Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

^….9 The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.^[z]

¹⁰ Ram was the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah.
¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon.^[aa]
Salmon was the father of Boaz.
¹² Boaz was the father of Obed.
Obed was the father of Jesse.

¹³ Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, ¹⁴ his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, ¹⁵ his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.