Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Quiet obedience . . .

Quiet obedience.  . . .No questioning . . . . A simple obedient response from Joseph. We do not hear him speak, yet we observe his quiet obedience which shaped HIStory!

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesusfor He will save His people from their sins.”(Matthew 1:18-21)
We never hear Joseph speak. His life is one of quiet obedience. He simply did the right thing.

What can we learn from him? Just do the right thing without complaining. Trust God with the process! 

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