Daily Worship

This is the truth?

Dr Iain Jamieson December 12, 2013 0 0

Matthew 1:18-25

Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

It can't be true

It can't be real

My heart hammers in my chest, trying to escape

Trying to run away

I'm lost

I'm twisting and turning, floundering and flapping like a fish out of water

I'm out of my depth

I can't see the way ahead

Shine your light

Untwist the complexity

Unfold the darkness

Pick out the detail

Chase the shadows away

Help me accept what I see

Where I'm at

And let me see through your eyes

The truth of things and your hands across it all.

 

by Iain Jamieson