AND JOSEPH MARRIED MARY

Post date: Dec 18, 2014 4:58:07 AM

“This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. Joseph, son of David, the angel said, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: Look, the virgin will conceive a child, She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God is with us. When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.” Matthew 1:18-25

Doing good and being good is good and very acceptable, but God wants you to go beyond being just good, He is looking beyond that goodness into the heart of that good person, He is looking to see if that good person has a good heart and a submissive heart, willing to follow His instructions even in difficult situations, if that good person will surrender his or her personal will for His will, if that good person will surrender his or her personal desires for God’s desire. If that good person will deliberately abandon tradition and follow His word, if that good person will listen to Him and to the scriptures rather than listening to what people have said, are saying, and will say thereafter; He is looking to see if that good person will prefer walking in obedience or sacrifice, He is looking to see if that good person is deceptive at the back or has an ulterior motive in being good that moment. The heart of man is very deceitful to self, except it is surrendered to God.

Anyone can be described as being good, but being a Christian and remaining faithfully in Christ Jesus is far beyond being just a good person. It is a divine experience that completely affects everything about your character, everything in your relationship, everything in your manner of speech, and it predicts the outcome of everything about your live spiritual and physical, it give lasting good experiences, changes situations and ensures a good testimony that heaven respects.  

Joseph was described as a good man in scripture, but his goodness had to be tested by his level of submissiveness to divine instructions. Though Joseph was a good man, he was unable to separate himself from tradition and from what will say to him, feel about him and how his family will react when he realized Mary was pregnant, but to solve his problem, correct his thoughts, and help him in arriving at a decision quick, God had to send His angel to speak to him in a dream, and he accepted to follow the instructions given by the angel. There are many things that you will need God to divinely intervene for you, and I pray He will do it for you. 

When human persuasion could not solve Joseph and Mary’s marriage proposal and relationship, God sent his angel to speak to Joseph; when human knowledge could not save your day from being troublesome and difficult, God will send His angel to help you; when your efforts fails to save your marriage from being painful, God will send His angel; when your children’s problems are overwhelming, God will send His angel; when your spouse behavior is unbearable, the in-laws are troublesome, finances is affecting your relationship and you are doing what God requires, God will send His angel. When your best is not yet yielding fruit, do not give up, God will send His angel; when your peaceful appeal are not heard, your continuous plea for total forgiveness are always rejected, when your sincerity is taken for a lie, and your life is uncertain about tomorrow, as God sent His angel to settle Joseph and Mary, He will also send His angel to minister on your behalf. Trust Him and be faithful. For prayers, Click here