Joseph had a choice, he could either do
what the angel had commanded for him to do, or he could have gone through with
his initial plans to divorce Mary quietly.
He could either obey God, or take the easy road and do what was expected
of him. We always have a choice to either obey God or take the easy way out and
do what seems right in our own eyes or what others think is right.
Remember; this was a decision that would
not be popular. People who knew them
would not know what they knew. The
perceived thing to do was to either stone Mary to death or to somehow make her
go away. People would talk and they
would come down hard on Joseph, and especially Mary. Neither one would find being in public a good
experience.
Joseph obeyed God and took Mary home to be
his wife. Here was a very young,
pregnant woman. She would require a lot
of understanding, patience, and loving care.
She would need a lot of support and attention. She would need Joseph to stand by her side
every day and help her through this pregnancy.
Joseph was up to the task because of His love for her and his love for
God.
We aren’t told, but I would imagine that
Joseph and Mary spent a lot of hours talking about this very special son she
was carrying in her womb. Joseph was
supposed to be the spiritual go to person for Mary and yet, he didn’t know any
more about what was going to happen for them than she did. They had to totally trust the Lord and not
lean on their own understanding. They
had to live submissively to Him and let His will be done through them.
We too, need to totally trust the Lord in
all things and lean not on our own understanding. We need to live submissively to Him and let
His will be done in and through our lives.
When we do, things always work out for our good and His glory.
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