Matthew 2 cont’d:
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord
appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of
Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”
Now that the threat of death has
passed, an angel appears again to Joseph with instructions to get up and move
once more.
Joseph had learned to recognize
God’s presence in his room while he was sleeping, and he had seen God’s
protective guidance, so I’m thinking this time he was like – oh it’s you again
– okay let’s go!
The threat was over. The family could now return to the land of
Israel, where the son of God could grow and fulfill his destiny on the earth.
I find it so interesting that
each time the angel speaks, he starts out with, “Get up.”
As parents, and as protectors of
our children, we cannot sleep so soundly, turn a deaf ear so that we do not
hear, or dismiss His voice, when God speaks to us about our children. It can mean certain life…or death…if we do
not obey.
God speaks to all of us in
different ways throughout the day. I
have a friend who dreams all the time, but I rarely do. However, when I awake in the morning I often
have thoughts that I know are from Him.
Others see him when watching the sun rise and set each day, and we all
hear his voice when we read his word, which guides us into life.
However, if we don’t “get up”
and move when we’ve been given instruction, that hearing and seeing and
listening does no good for our family.
Get up. Listen.
And obey.
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