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family matters “A family record of Jesus Christ...” —Matthew 1:1 Wait! Don’t skip the genealogy! Because we love the Lord, we can’t wait to learn more about Him. Here are a few things God reveals about Himself in St. Matthew’s genealogy: Jesus Christ is “truly God and truly man,” God made man (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 467-468, 470). Jesus is God, the Messiah, born of a virgin (Mt 1:16, 18). Family comes first — these are the first verses of the New Testament, and God can’t wait to introduce His family. God works through people — lots of them. God loves fami...

the only one “I am God; there is no other!” —Isaiah 45:22 Does your life and Christmas depend on anyone or anything other than Jesus? The Lord says: “I am the Lord, there is no other” (Is 45:6, 18, 22). The Lord proclaims there is no other god besides Him (Is 45:21). He says: “There is no just and saving God but Me” (Is 45:21). The first of the Ten Commandments says: “You shall not have other gods besides Me” (Ex 20:3; Dt 5:7). Therefore, we should pray and live: “Only in God is my soul at rest; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Stronghol...

no-know “We do not know.” —Matthew 21:27 Balaam called himself the man who “knows what the Most High knows” (Nm 24:4, 16). He was so highly regarded for his ability as a fortune-teller that nations sent large delegations of dignitaries with large amounts of money to obtain his services (Nm 22:6-7, 15). Yet this man who “sees what the Almighty sees” (Nm 24:16) couldn’t even get the picture when his donkey began to talk to him! (Nm 22:28ff) He had to admit that he “did not know that” God opposed His greedy plot against Israel (Nm 22:34). The Jewish religious leaders were als...