Matthew 2: 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
I am blown away by Joseph's ability to discern and follow the words of the angels. First, he believes the angel who tells him to marry Mary despite her pregnancy and honors his Maker. Then once the child is born, he flees to Egypt to protect mother and child again. Most people wouldn't do this-- uproot everything in their own lives to follow the Lord. They would rationalize a way to make a decision that protected their own self-interest.
I hope and pray that I can be open to God's voice in my life as well.
Prayer: Lord, deliver me from the voice inside my head that protects the status quo, even when Your voice is calling me elsewhere. Let me follow You and not what seems to be the safe course in my mind. Like all Your people, I stray from Your guidance at times. I want to be more faithful.
Amen
In 2014, I chose the words of the angel who told Joseph about the virgin birth. The takeaway message was very similar however.
ReplyDeleteAgain in 2016, this verse and a similar takeaway.
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