Joseph, He Was That Kind of Guy

 

Matthew 1:24(ESV)

²⁴ When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him:

 

 

There is an important person involved in the Advent who really gets little attention.  That person is Joseph.  He kind of comes off as a non-essential.  Well, God put him in the story, so he is essential.  Joseph was godly and kind.  He did not want to hurt Mary when she turned up pregnant.  He saw his dream slipping away, but he determined to be gracious.  He was just that kind of guy.  But then, one night while sleeping the angel of the Lord spoke to him in a dream.  Joseph does not seem to have wasted time deciding if this really was an angel of God.  No!  He woke up and obeyed. He was that kind of guy.  Again after the wise men came the angel spoke to him in dream, and he quickly obeyed.  He did not spend time figuring out how this danger came upon them. He got up and obeyed, and got his family to safety.  He was that kind of guy.  While in Egypt he had another dream with a visiting angel.  It was time to get back to Israel.  What did Joseph do?  He got up and obeyed.  He was that kind of guy.  Yet again he was warned to go to Galilee.  And guess what he did?  Right, he got up and obeyed.  He was just that kind of guy.  I want to be that kind of guy.  I want to jump up and obey.  How about you?