As Matthew’s account
unfolds it is obvious that the child Jesus was no ordinary child. Dignitary
visitors from the east and all those dreams were directing the events so the
child and His family are one step ahead of danger. Surely God is at
work!
The piece that connected
with me was the way God provided for the family and Jesus. Joseph was a simple
man, like most in his day, a carpenter who likely lived with little or no life
savings. What he earned was spent on food and necessities.
As the story unfolds,
Joseph, Mary and Jesus hurriedly escape to Egypt
No direct answer is given,
but there is the Magi offering of gold, incense and myrrh. Those gifts surely
could have provided for the family as they made their escape and then later
helped them settle in Nazareth
The text doesn’t say
explicitly, but this is plausible. And it is certainly like God to provide, just
in time, what is needed to do what He asks and
directs.
I have never had Magi show
up with expensive gifts, but over and over in my life God has provided what I
have needed to do the things God asks me to do…
Have you known the
provision of God to do the things of God? My hunch is you have. Ponder this for
a moment or two…
Lord, You
have always provided what I have needed to do Your will. Thank You, bless You
and give me faith to trust You every day of my life… to follow You in faith and
to do all that You ask me to do.
Thank You for
the many ways and times I know You have provided what I have needed to do Your
bidding. Thank You for providing,, period. For every good and perfect gift comes
from You. Through my Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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