“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:” Matthew 1:1

I needed to do a job that I was not looking forward to. My roof had a leak, so I was told, and the only one responsible to fix it… was ME. I was NOT looking forward to it, and called Austin to see if he had any experience with roof leaks. I think what I was looking for was moral support. Climbing up into the attic, and then around the air conditioning duct work was miserable. I’d done it before.

I explained the situation, lowered the folding stairs to the attic, then went to find a light. I was gone for about 1 minute. When I got back, I hollered for him, barely heard a voice, then climbed up into the attic. He already HAD a flashlight and was already WAY back in the pit of the attic. My cell phone rang and the caller ID said it was Austin! Answering, he said… “Found your leak!”

I hadn’t known what, or where, or how big of a problem I actually had. This whole operation was an investigative kinda thing. In fact, it wasn’t even raining! But the solution hit me at the very same time as the real problem was explained and I understood. Which is exactly the same kind of thing that happened with today’s Bible verse. The world had a serious problem and no REAL solution!

This verse is HUGE! It tells, in a MOUTHFUL, what is ‘The Answer,’ to a world that doesn’t even really comprehend there’s a problem! Over thousands of years… 3 men, Adam, Abraham and David, were given a promise. A Savior… One who would come to rescue them. Now HE… ‘JESUS’… was HERE! And strangely, Though He carried credentials! He didn’t really carry their bloodline!

Joseph was Jesus’ STEP-father! Comparing the lineage of Jesus shows that the Bloodline of Jesus came from GOD! Which means that Jesus didn’t carry the inherited sin like natural born humans carry. His credentials were foretold by many prophets, many times. The Messiah… was HERE! And the problem of sin was about to be solved… FOREVER! Did YOU get that message?

Today is officially the first day of Advent… the weeks preceding the birth of the Christ Child, the Savior, The Promised One. If you have been holding back your Christmas Spirit for an appropriate time… Today is IT! “HO HO HO!!!!” Jesus is calling … and there are NO MORE LEAKS!