Following after Jesus #21

We are in Luke 3, examining the geneology of Jesus through His mother's side. We pick up in verse: 

28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 

We ended our look yesterday with Zerubbabel, the last listed generations from the Old Testament geneologies. Zerubbabel was a major link in this line, as prophesied by Haggai the prophet in the very last verse of his book 2:23: On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts.” This list takes us back the next step to David, through an even more difficult time, the exile itself, through the list of "unknowns" because they were not the descendants who were the kings, but again, the line of Mary from David. Yet, they were of the Royal line.  Many times we can struggle because we are not in the limelight like other, even when it seems we have every right to be. We need to keep in mind Mary, and her line, who humbly considered it a privilege to be "in the family", and waiting for the right time to come for us to do our part in God's plan.