25 Days of Christmas
Day 5- On Second Thought
Sometimes it’s better to think about it before you react, especially if you don’t have all of the facts. Have you ever thought about doing something, but had an epiphany that made you change your mind?
Aren’t you thankful that God gives us opportunities to think about the situation before we fully act on what it is the we think is right at the time. Sometimes it’s good to not be so hasty or to give in to those “knee jerk” reactions that we have all had at some time or the other.
Joseph was going to make the entire dilemma that he was facing (Mary being pregnant with Child from the Holy Spirit) a private matter. Which meant that it would have been a secret and that they would have dealt with this entire matter all by themselves.
However, an Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream before took matter into his own hands. The dream from the Lord confirmed that the Child Mary was impregnated with was of the Holy Spirit. Aren’t you thankful that when you feel like you’re running out of options, God shows up and is faithful.
Nonetheless, the Angel of the Lord is once again confirming the immaculate conception of Jesus and then He addresses Joseph as a son of David. Notice a theme?
Matthew is wanting his readers to know, and especially the Jews, that the lineage of Jesus is being confirmed through the line of David and that this Child—the Messiah, Jesus, is born of an immaculate conception by the Holy Spirit.
The Angel in the dream divinely confirms the Holy conception of Christ in verse twenty of Matthew chapter one and then he also consoles Joseph by telling him to not be afraid to take Mary to be his wife. Can you imagine the relief that Joseph must have felt after having this divine revelation and this sacred encounter with the Lord?
Takeaway: Just like Joseph, we all have a choice. We can trust God, or we can take matters into our own hands. And the choice that we make will determine the outcome that we experience. For Mary and Joseph, although they didn’t fully understand the magnitude of what would happen, nor could they foresee the trying sequence of events that would follow, their choice to trust God produced God honoring—divine results for everyone. #youcantrustGod
