You're not going to believe this

In our Youth Group discussion last night, we talked about Joseph and his part in the birth of our SAVIOR. We also had our annual Christmas party, which is a highlight of the year for me. I love Christmas and the fellowship and family time associated with it. I don't, however, lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of the SAVIOR. The birth of JESUS epitomizes fellowship - it gave us the bridge necessary to fellowship eternally with our LORD.

Anyway, we were discussing Joesph and his part in GOD'S great plan. Can you imagine being told that your fiance, whom you have had no "relations" with, is pregnant? Obviously, it isn't yours. What are you going to do?

The willingness of the young Jewish girl, Mary, to be obedient to GOD'S will is astounding. But, can you imagine her telling her fiance, Joseph, what it is all about? I bet her explanation began with, "You are not going to believe this..."

I can only imagine the difficulty in believing the story; I am human. We know Mary was telling the truth, we know GOD'S plan, but Joseph had no idea at the time. One young man last night said, "Yeah, but it won't happen again so, if it is my fiance, I will know it's not true." My reply was, "Yeah, and for Joseph, it had never happened before so you could understand his apprehension."

Today's word is from Matthew 1:24, NIV, which reads, "When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the LORD commanded him and took Mary home as his wife."

It is hard to believe anything when someone starts with, "Hey, you're not going to believe this..." I have to admit that when someone starts a conversation with that phrase, I am usually thinking, "You are absolutely right." I also have to admit that there have been rare occurrences when it turned out true and I was embarrassed for not believing to begin with. Do you know when those times have happened? When the LORD has spoken to me through His Word, or a friend, or a message, or a song, or through a visual. He still does miracles. He still shows us things that are hard to believe. I want to be like Joseph and faithfully serve the LORD.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T