When Mary turned up
pregnant before their wedding day, Joseph had a well-ordered plan to divorce
her quietly. His plan would spare Mary additional humility and protect his
reputation in the village. But Joseph’s plan gets interrupted in a dream by a
messenger from God. The angel tells Joseph to abandon his plan for God’s plan
and he does!
Most of us wish we had
an angel telling us what to do. And yet I imagine it wasn’t that simple for
Joseph. As we celebrate new birth in Christ and press on toward a New Year,
where might God be calling you to interrupt your plans in order to make room
for his? If you missed yesterday’s message you can listen to it here.
