We
don't know much about the man who was chosen to raise the Son of God. Scripture
is silent for a reason, because regardless of their crucial roles, this was not
about Mary and Joseph.
Joseph appears to have understood that. From the start,
he gracefully embraced the
role God had for him. In a culture where virtue was highly valued, he chose to
marry a woman who was pregnant with a child that was not his. He chose to raise
a son he did not create, and face gossip, scorn, and criticism from those who
knew them. He accepted God’s plan to be the protector and provider for Jesus,
even though he would not see the end of the story from this side of heaven. He
chose to allow his reputation to be tarnished, his character defamed, and his
future altered in order to obey God’s higher call. He had to trust that his
reward would come from God.
Obedience to God is often costly. Faith is obeying
God even when we don’t understand our part in His story. Are you willing to
take allow your life to be altered in order to obey God?
What might total
obedience cost you?
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