Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 2:19-23
by: Andrew J. Camenga.
Bouncing from one place to another is never easy. God did not give Joseph, Mary, and Jesus an easy life. First, there was the confusion over Jesus' coming. Then there was the census. There was finding a house in Bethlehem. There was the move to Egypt. There was the move back to Israel and then, finally, the move to Nazareth.
An easy life or not, the family was obedient to the command of God. Let us learn to accept the difficult situations that come our way-not as punishments for wrongdoing-rather, as opportunities to be obedient in the midst of life. God has called us to hear his voice and follow. Let us learn to do just that.