Joseph Dreamed of a Picket Fence

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.
Matthew 1:18-19 (NLT)
 
Ah, the sweet Christmas story.
 
Since you know it by heart, let’s look from a different angle. Let’s consider Joseph, Mary’s fiancé, a good man.
 
If we combine this description with those from other translations, Joseph was righteous, noble, just, and followed Jewish law. Indeed, he was a good man. Before Mary’s big announcement, Joseph dreamed of their happy life together in a cozy home with many children under foot. Joseph would succeed as a carpenter and support his family well.
 
Then Mary became pregnant and Joseph’s dream exploded.
 
Can you imagine? Joseph was probably angry and confused and grieving the loss of what could have been. This wasn’t supposed to happen to him! His solution was to erase the problem. Even though he loved Mary, surely he could find another wife and fulfill his dreams for a family – a normal life on the traditional path.
 
We know that in a dream that night, an angel told Joseph to marry Mary and name her son Jesus. The message was undeniably from God, so he obeyed. Joseph, the righteous and noble Jew, watched his dream die as he accepted the shame and disgrace of Mary’s unexpected pregnancy.
 
He trusted that God had a different path for him.  
 
Has your life gone according to plan? If not, can you let go
of the dream and trust that God has a better plan?
 
#SeedsOfScripture #JesusIsComing #Christmas #thedreamlife
 

2 Comments

  1. CHERRILYNN BISBANO on December 2, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    Amen, Joseph was definitely a godly man. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas my friend

  2. CathyChung on December 2, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    I love getting into the heads of Biblical characters. They're just like us when we think about it.

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