Day 25 - Advent 2020

Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV)
Read by: Karissa Bodoh

Today’s passage gives us a chance to see the story of Jesus’ birth from another angle—from the perspective of his earthly dad, Joseph. Think of it, Joseph had the role of tending to the work that God was doing in and through and out of Mary. He didn’t make it come about, he couldn’t make it come any quicker, and he couldn’t stop it once it started. He was called to be utterly supportive of Mary.

And as we practice waiting this Advent, we stand to learn a lot from Joseph. We have no power in and of ourselves to bring about that for which we long. We have now ability to make it come any faster or really dictate how it happens, I’m sure this would not have been Joseph's strategy. Yet like Joseph we can terry, and we can tend to what to LORD is doing among us. We learn from Joseph the act of essential support, without which the story would not go on.

And so we are to the LORD. He doesn’t need us to bring things along, but he makes space for us to participate. The questions is what does that look like in this season, and how can you be faithful to it?

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1. What did you hear in the passage? Was there a word or phrase that stood out to you?

2. Where in your life might you be called to the role of essential support? How can you tarry with and tend to the work that the LORD is doing among you?

3. Take some time today to sit with the words of this passage. If there is something specific God has spoken to you, take some time to process that alone or with a friend.

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