Verses: Matthew 1:18-25
My thoughts about the
verses:
Imagine for a moment
what it must have been like for Mary.
She was engaged to marry. The
Holy Spirit came upon her because of her faithful devotion and she began
carrying the one that would save the world.
Mary had to be worried that she would be seen as an adulterous. She had to be afraid that she would face the
consequences established by the Jewish community.
Imagine for a moment
what it must felt like to be Joseph.
Joseph was a righteous man and had to be in shock when he discovered
Mary was pregnant. He had all right at
that time to leave her and humiliate her for what had happened. Yet, because he was righteous he had decided
to not to marry her but to do it in quiet.
Yet, the Holy Spirit
spoke to both of them. They were both
told to trust in God that through their devotion God would bring the
Messiah. Their fears were erased. They accepted their role in the miracle to
come.
Imagine what it would
feel like to know that you would have the role of being the parents of the long
waited for Messiah. Joseph and Mary both
faced this situation. After accepting
their role you can only imagine what they were thinking. The responsibility had to be weighing on
their mind. They had to also feel
blessed by God that they were chosen as the parents of Emmanuel.
We look at this story
and see it as the story of the miracle of the birth of Jesus. It is easy to see that the story is told so
that we can accept Jesus as the Messiah.
Yet, are we willing to see what it would be like to be so faithful that
God would choose you to be the vessel that the Messiah would enter the
world.
We have a very important
lesson to take from this story. God
chooses us each day to do things that further the Realm of Heaven. We are asked to live a faithful life. We are asked to live a life that represents
the love that Jesus has given us. We are
asked to share our love and story to those that have not accepted Jesus in our
life. Living a life that is devoted to
God will change you forever. You will
soon find that being faithful to God will bring you closer to God.
Prayer:
We love you God. We praise your Holy Name. We give our lives to you. Use us to help others find you. Help us to live a life that is devoted to
your service. Help us to remember that
you should be the center of life. In the
name of Emmanuel we pray. Amen
Questions:
How would you handle
this situation? Would you run and hide?
Would you accept the responsibility? Are
you living a life in which God is the center of everything that you do? What do you need to do to become more
faithful to God?
