Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. Matthew 1:19
Things in life can seem completely wrong, or confusing, or both. Such life experiences are definitely something we want nothing to do with—we want the situation divorced from us. Does your life story have few chapters that need to be quietly torn out?
Joseph responded like any of us may have in such a situation. But, what he or we do not take into account is where this story is going, in spite of how bad the first chapter appears. Once we find out more, or as in Joseph case, an angel visits and enlightens him about who is in Mary’s womb, well, he has a change of heart.
Yes, with the heart we believe and by our mouth we confess the Lord Jesus is the promised Messiah, Christ, our Savior (see Romans 10:9-10). The angel said to Joseph, that Mary, “will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).
What seemed completely wrong, what tore away at Joseph’s heart and challenged his religion was, as the story unfolded, merely God doing things his way, not ours, and most importantly filling Joseph's heart and changing his religion to faith. The same is for you this Christmas.
God bless and fill you with joy,
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