A righteous man

We talked a little about Mary yesterday, and her willingness to follow GOD, and the fact that she had found favor with GOD. Today, I have been thinking about Joseph, the earthly fiance to Mary, the earthly man that would raise our SAVIOR. He was selected by GOD, just as He had selected Mary. But, why Joseph?

Joseph was just an ordinary guy, going about his ordinary life, making furniture, building a few houses, doing what ordinary, engaged, carpenters do. Life was finally coming together. He had met the girl he would marry, plans were made, things were going the way he had always hoped, and thought, and dreamed, and prayed they would. Then, things changed; GOD had a plan. But, why Joseph?

Today's word is Matthew 1:19a, NLT, which reads, "Joseph, to whom she (Mary) was engaged, was a righteous man..."

Joseph was a man in right standing with GOD; he was a GOD'S servant. The rest of that verse tells us that Joseph was unwilling to make a scene of Mary being pregnant and it wasn't his. Now, GOD sent an angel to tell Joseph the entire plan, but, before he knew everything, he was still a righteous servant that wanted to do GOD'S will. Even when he found out that his fiance was pregnant, and it wasn't his, he still wanted to do the right thing and not debase her. WOW! He could be trusted, and GOD allowed this average, hard-working, carpenter to be a part of His redemptive plan!

I guess what I am trying to get through, but failing miserably, is that GOD used Joseph because Joseph was in right standing with Him; Joseph was His servant, and GOD knew that. Why Joseph? Because, Joseph was a righteous man.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T