We tend to place a lot of expectations on Christmas, but what do we do when this season of family, joy, and celebration doesn’t quite meet our expectations? Navigating the reality of loving and living in the midst of messy family dynamics can be challenging. The good news is that God is with us in the mess.
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Matthew 1:18-19
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, being faithful to the law, and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, so he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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Matthew 1:19
Because Joseph, her husband, being faithful to the law, and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, so he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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Matthew 1:19
Although Joseph, her husband, being faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, so he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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Matthew 1:20-21
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.”
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1 Samuel 16:7
“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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God is in the business of eternal character formation.
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Matthew 1:22-23
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”).
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