HARK: Jospeh
Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, he decided to break the engagement quietly.20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” 24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.
Hark: originated as a hunting term. It was used to call the hounds back to the original trail, to call them back to the scent.
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Joseph was not a passive bystander in Jesus’ life. He is the man whose reputation was ruined, and rights rejected, who responded in courage and in thoughtfulness and extreme love.
But only after he had received a
Once you see the REVELATION you are
Joseph would give up REPUTATION and RITUAL for the
People being HARKENED to a revelation of This Child!
“Name him Jesus because He will save the people from their sins.”
Immanuel, God with us, that is who He is.
The miracle of Christmas is that God took all of his goodness and demonstrated his love through his Son, JESUS!
To understand the cross, you must understand the manger.
God is with us. When God is with us…
Everything Changes! Love is here!