When Joseph woke up, he did what
the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did
not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him
the name Jesus.
I’m amazed at Joseph’s
response. I think I would have awakened,
shaken myself, told Mary the dream, and responded, “What are we going to do
with this?”
But Joseph didn’t spend his time
analyzing the dream, arguing with God about the angel and what he was told, or
questioning all of the things he was told to do. He simply woke up and did what he was told.
Maybe that’s why God chose him
to be the father of his Son.
After all, obedience from us is
what God loves and cherishes and…demands.
I love the picture here of
Joseph’s obedience to God and then taking his wife to cover her and prepare for
the promise coming to change their lives…
That’s a perfect picture of
Christ and his marriage to us, the ones who are his bride. He does what the Father tells him to do, he
takes us as his bride, and he covers us and brings us into all that God has
promised for our lives.
Wow…
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