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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Thoughts on Joseph's choice: Matthew 1
Dear God,
This passage (Mt 1) is ridiculous. You point out that your Son did not come from a perfect genealogy. I think it's so cool and kinda crazy-you how you took David's biggest mistake and used it for Your glory. I mean, killing Uriah and taking Bathsheba was pretty intense. And yet her son was the one you chose to continue the line of David through to Jesus.
Aaaand when you just had an angel show up randomly to Joseph to tell him his third option... that was cool too. And Joseph actually did it! I mean, the social implications here are enormous! I wonder how Mary felt when she told Joseph. Or if she told Joseph. It doesn't say how he found out. I'd like to think Mary told him though, since she knew it was a God thing. If she could bring God's son to earth, she could trust God to keep her from being stoned. And then to have Joseph still marry her?? That is ridiculous. I mean, every law before this has demanded that he divorces her and she is stoned. But Joe followed you, not the culture, not seeking the approval of others.
God, show me how I can better abandon myself to you. I lift up tomorrow to you. It's all yours.
Love,
Me.
This passage (Mt 1) is ridiculous. You point out that your Son did not come from a perfect genealogy. I think it's so cool and kinda crazy-you how you took David's biggest mistake and used it for Your glory. I mean, killing Uriah and taking Bathsheba was pretty intense. And yet her son was the one you chose to continue the line of David through to Jesus.
Aaaand when you just had an angel show up randomly to Joseph to tell him his third option... that was cool too. And Joseph actually did it! I mean, the social implications here are enormous! I wonder how Mary felt when she told Joseph. Or if she told Joseph. It doesn't say how he found out. I'd like to think Mary told him though, since she knew it was a God thing. If she could bring God's son to earth, she could trust God to keep her from being stoned. And then to have Joseph still marry her?? That is ridiculous. I mean, every law before this has demanded that he divorces her and she is stoned. But Joe followed you, not the culture, not seeking the approval of others.
God, show me how I can better abandon myself to you. I lift up tomorrow to you. It's all yours.
Love,
Me.
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