Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 1:18b-21
by: Paula Davis.
In this passage of Matthew we see Joseph’s side of the conception of Jesus. We see his reluctance to continue his plans to make Mary his wife, not wanting to disgrace her. But Joseph’s obedience and faith showed through his uncertainty. He chose to see God work a miraculous thing. When we see through our own eyes, we see only the circumstances around us and imagine what others will think and say. It is when we see events through God’s eyes that we can see what might be. We will see his plans for our lives and begin to see reasons to rejoice.