SCRIPTURE: Matthew (NIV) 1:20 … an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”— which means, “God with us.” 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
OBSERVATION: God saw Joseph as an honorable man. He was a man who could be entrusted with Mary who was entrusted with the baby Jesus. Joseph would take Mary as his wife yet withhold himself from the joys of marriage until Jesus was born. Joseph would not mess up God’s plan. He would patiently allow the plan of God to work itself to completion.
APPLICATION: What has God entrusted to me as Mary to Joseph? What special gifts has He placed in their lives? Will I provide a safe environment for them to develop their gifts? Will I encourage them to fulfill the purpose God has put in their heart?
May our homes be good environments to build faith and learn that serving Jesus is a great honor. It is more of a joy than a burden. It is more than worth any sacrifice we may need to make. Being faithful in little things leads to great opportunities.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, how wise of you to place the pregnant Mary in the care of Joseph. May you find me faithful in caring for those you have entrusted to me. May they become all you mean for them to be. Amen
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