We started our Christmas series yesterday where we will look at 3 main Christmas characters. First up was Joseph, A borrowed Dad behind the scenes. I hardly know where to begin or what to include and I'm hardly ever at a loss for words. But this was such an amazing message that took us back to that 1st Christmas but my husband related it so well to today. He drew us into the emotion of it all and left us with the most beautiful picture of Joseph, a man to be truly respected and admired.
The 4 points we looked at...
1. The tension between the law and love. What a word to us today about choosing love over the law!!
2. His reaction to the situation. We saw that a mature reaction is one where we are more concerned with the other person rather than ourself.
3. He was open to God's leadership. When things make the least sense, God shows up in a big way. Even though Joseph had formulated a plan, he was sensitive to God's plan and followed it.
4. He did what God commanded. God said it, he did it.
Notice the way Joseph treated women. Notice the way Joseph served. Joseph had great influence over Jesus as His earthly dad.
My man hit a home run with this one! Excited for next week already!!!
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