And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He…
“…Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph.” Matthew 1:18 NLT Joseph had waited patiently for Mary to be his in every sense. The contract was signed and that meant marriage in Jesus’ day. To break it, there would need to be a divorce. He was preparing for his bride. Building the marriage room and probably working overtime to get it done. After all, he and his friends could not go to collect her until…
“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth …laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn.” Luke 2: 6-7 NLT For the life of me I don’t understand God’s timing sometimes. I can just imagine Joseph looking at Mary (come on wives, you know that look) and thinking, you’re kidding, right? Now? In hind sight, we see…
“…And a sword will pierce your very soul.” Luke 2:35 Pain that feels like a sword piercing her soul is not the kind of word a momma wants to be spoken over her. Especially a young mom (Mary was probably 12-14 years old) already caught up in a whirlwind that she didn’t understand. I mean, this was supposed to be Simeon’s blessing. Instead, it sounded like heartbreak. Verse 33 says, “Joseph and Mary were amazed…
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