So I was reading my Bible a minute ago and before I open my bible I always pray that God will bless me and my Bible. Today I did that and I also asked him to teach me something because I'm in a learning mood despite the fact that it's march break. So after my prayer I let my bible fall open, and it fell to the very first page of Matthew. The first thing I thought was " Okay God, I know the Christmas story already!" and the very first thing I read was "The Genealogy of Jesus", and if you've ever looked through the bible, the phrase " The Genealogy of..." mean boring and (somewhat pointless) reading. Somehow, my eyed scanned the bottom of the page ( Matthew 1:18-25). I read the whole paragraph about 5 times and then I thought to myself, "Well, I'll check the other page, maybe God's lesson is on the next page...", and then something stopped me and I re-read the verses.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
18This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us."
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Wow, what I guy. I mean, I don't know about you but if I had to choose a guy to be with for the rest of my life, it would be Joseph. He is absolutely amazing. First, he want to get a quiet divorce so that his wife (or future wife) , who he thinks has just cheated on him, won't have to deal with public humiliation. He loves and trusts god enough to drop his plan and follow God's plan (which I must say, is a pretty "far out" plan). If you want to be the image of God, take some notes from Joseph.
God wants the best for each one of his daughters. He doesn't want us to settle for anything less. He wants us to trust him. So much so, that when he tells us to wait for the perfect guy, and not settle for someone else, we will no that it's the absolute best plan. He wants each and every christian woman to have a husband just like Joseph. A strong christian, with a soft and trusting heart, and will to do God's will. He doesn't want us to settle for someone less than a Joseph.
I think I need to give it all to God because he knows when my Joseph will come along, and he also knows that it's going to be very hard for me to wait. That's why he's always there to remind me that I can always run to him when I'm feeling lonely, and worthless. He knows exactly what best for me and he has it all planned out. All I have to do is sit back and wait for him to send my prince charming. Hehe... :P
Okay, I promised no gushing.
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