Day 9: An Angel appears to Joseph

Nothing rattles hope quite like when God seems far away and very quiet. When the moments of silence come, I can begin to ask why should I keep following, trusting, praying, and obeying. Sometimes life can throw you a curve balls and can knock you out of the box! Life’s unexpected and unplanned curve balls can disguise hope, camouflage hope, and even extinguish hope. When life throws us a high curve and our plans are halted we can tend to panic and oversteer and hope gets replaced with fear and possibility with futility! Today we will look at the Christmas story from the vantage point of Joseph to see where hope is found in these circumstances.

Read Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:18-25
Q: Describe the life you envision Joseph may have been planning his life with Mary?

Q: How may you of most likely responded when Mary shared she was pregnant? How did Joseph respond to the news?

Q: Scripture describes Joseph as a righteous man. What consequences did he most likely face by saying Yes to God’s plan?

Q: How does God desire and expect we should act when facing the curveballs of life?

Q: How did Joseph’s actions show his faith in the Lords word?