Vital signs- Monday, December 11th , 2023

The Messiah wasn’t supposed to come like this. Joseph was proud to be in the lineage of King David. He knew that another great king was coming from his family line, but he wasn’t supposed to come like this! Joseph didn’t think that his fiancée would become pregnant before their wedding and that he would raise the son. Even more so, he didn’t think that this controversial pregnancy would be the long-awaited promised one that his family and nation were waiting for. The new King of Israel was about to be born in poverty to an unmarried couple! Could this be right? Despite his doubts, Joseph believed the angel sent by God and devoted himself to obedience. Instead of running from a hard situation that wasn’t in his plans, he trusted God and his promises. Joseph held his baby Jesus that Christmas morning and knew that God’s wisdom was greater than his own. After all, this baby would save them from their sin.

Reflection Question: How can we respond to God in the midst of confusing or hard times?

”But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,“

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬-‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

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