Christmas Question
When my first son was born, in the delivery room, the only thing I seemed to be able to say was "He's here! He's here!".
Thinking back on this moment makes me wonder what Joseph must have thought. His promised wife had come to him telling of a conversation with an angel to explain how she could be pregnant. Then he himself was visited by an angel that told him the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit and he should not be troubled.
The question I have is, why did Joseph, Mary and the earthly siblings of Jesus, not believe He was who He claimed to be until after His death?
Joseph was out of the picture entirely from a scriptural standpoint, but he didn't teach his other children about the miracilous birth of Jesus, or who He was to become? Was he trying to prevent a no-win case of sibling rivalry?
In a little over 30 years the world went from "HE's here!" to "Kill Him!" to "He's Risen!".
My Christmas wish, is that I will be able to say "He's Come Back!" this year.
Thinking back on this moment makes me wonder what Joseph must have thought. His promised wife had come to him telling of a conversation with an angel to explain how she could be pregnant. Then he himself was visited by an angel that told him the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit and he should not be troubled.
The question I have is, why did Joseph, Mary and the earthly siblings of Jesus, not believe He was who He claimed to be until after His death?
Joseph was out of the picture entirely from a scriptural standpoint, but he didn't teach his other children about the miracilous birth of Jesus, or who He was to become? Was he trying to prevent a no-win case of sibling rivalry?
In a little over 30 years the world went from "HE's here!" to "Kill Him!" to "He's Risen!".
My Christmas wish, is that I will be able to say "He's Come Back!" this year.
posted by Son of Adam @ 8:27 AM
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