I was reading the first five chapters of Matthew today and was struck by something. I noticed that God left it up to humans to care for the very fragile existence of His Son Jesus. While in the womb he left it up to Joseph to decide to marry Mary. It was Joseph who took Jesus to Egypt after He was born to escape Herod's plot, and then Joseph moved his family to Nazareth to avoid Herod's son.
Why I think this is interesting is because of what God did not do. God could have just forced Joseph's mind to accept Mary. No, instead Joseph was left to ponder what to do. At first, in fact, he made the wrong decision to divorce her.
God could have killed Herod before he had a chance to carry out his plot against the children of Bethlehem. God could have wiped out the soldiers who came to murder Jesus. God could have simply surrounded the holy family with angels so that they would be bullet proof while Jesus was little and fragile. But He didn't.
What did God do? He sent His word, in the form of angels, dreams, and stars. His Word informed people who had a choice. They listened to what God's Word told them and obeyed Him. That very fragile life was cared for and sustained by people listening to God.
Your life might seem very fragile to you. You might have enemies all around you who want to hurt you physically or emotionally. My advise today: listen to God's Word and trust that He will guide you through the toughest of hours.
I leave you with this quote from the Apostle Paul:
2 Timothy 4:18 "The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom."
Pastor Tom
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Some people find it so easy to blam all of the bad things that happen in the world on God. They forget that free will can cause so many problems in their lives.It is much easier to blame another than take responsabilty for one's own actions.
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