Sometimes, we all need to be dragged
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife...She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1: 20b, 21
Now, for all the women reading this it might not be a big surprise that a guy would need the urging of an angel in order to be ready to be a father, and you guys out there might be a little red-faced right now. But that's how it is sometimes, sometimes we need to be gently nudged, all right, down right pushed, into moving into the next phase of our lives. This is especially true when it happens in a way or time not of our choosing.
And this is often the case, many times we are all too often the last ones on board for any major change Joseph, the righteous man that he was, was willing to let Mary off in secret, rather than publicly scorn her which could have led to her death. But, being told in a dream, instead took her to his ancestral home to be counted and to give birth. The result, angels and shepherds and men of wisdom came to behold the birth of Jesus, and the whole world was filled with his glory.
It is often a marvelous place we can come to if we but get out of God's way and get into God's plan. In this time of anticipation may we all plan a little less and allow God to move a little more.
+ In what times have you been reluctant to move forward?
+ In those times did you seek God's will in prayer? Why or why not?
+ Pray that God would help you to get out of the way and to work his plan out in your life.
Peace and Love,
Pastor K
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