I loved Max Lucado's chapter on "Joseph's Prayer". He gave us a glimpse into what may have been going through Joseph's mind as Mary was about to give birth in the stable. It truly was nothing like what he had expected. Here they were, far away from home, without any comforts, family, or friends around them. I do wonder, as Max Lucado did, whether Joseph started having doubts about what was happening and whether he heard God right. But, what a wonderful reminder that it is at times like that, in which we just need to obey. And, that's what Joseph did.
I was also encouraged by John Maxwell's chapter on "When you Follow a Star and Find a Stable". I've been there, and in some ways, am there right now, with my "thorn". The wise men were following a star; and I would think that they did not expect to find a King being born in a stable. Yet, what a wonderful reminder, that when we do encounter unexpected "stables" in our lives, that we should just look for God. That's what the wise men did, and they found Him.
This morning, I was also reading the letter from Focus on the Family in which Jim Daly quoted Mike Huckabee.....that Christmas is God doing the unexpected for the undeserving. How true. I am humbled by what my God and Savior has done for me.
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