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TechnoratiSecond, Joseph discovered that God’s will often takes us out on a limb. According to Acts chapter 8, Phillip was in the middle of a revival of the Samaritans when God called him to a desert road that ran from Jerusalem to Gaza. That must have seemed strange to Phillip since the Samaritans were coming to Christ in great numbers. But God’s will was to reach a continent through a eunuch from Ethiopia. Joseph must have thought it strange that he was told in a dream to pack up his new family and head for Egypt. But God’s will often takes us down unfamiliar roads to unusual places. These out-on-a-limb encounters are filled with the power and the glory of God. Sometimes, it is when we are the most uncomfortable in our circumstances that we experience the most comforting moments with God.
Finally, Joseph discovered that God would be with him out on a limb. Matthew 1:23 reveals the most wonderful name of Jesus in all of Holy Scripture. The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel…which means, God with us.” John put it this way in his Gospel, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
When God calls us out on a limb he is calling us to Himself. He calls us to experience life to the fullest, where faith replaces fear and everlasting life replaces death. This Christmas, will you hear God’s call for you to let go of the trunk of your own provision and security? Join Joseph out on the limb of radical obedience this Christmas and get ready for the ride of your life!
