Have you
had your Joy Juice today? Drink some as
you put away your Christmas gifts and decorations.
Though
Christmas has come and gone, we can still carry the Christmas story in our
hearts throughout the year. Yesterday we
looked closely at Mary’s example and learned how God can take an ordinary
person and use them in an extraordinary way…if they will trust in Him.
Today let’s
look a little closer at Joseph. Joseph
was a man of strong beliefs. He was
prepared to do what was right, and do it the right way. Joseph knew Jesus was someone special from
the moment he heard the angel’s words.
His strong belief in that fact, and his willingness to follow God’s
leading, empowered him to be Jesus’ chosen earthly father.
So what are the lessons lived out
in Joseph’s life that we can apply and live by daily? The Life Application
Bible suggests four important lessons:
1. God
honors integrity.
2. Social
position is of little importance when God chooses to use us.
3. Being
obedient to the guidance we have from God leads to more guidance from him.
4. Feelings
are not accurate measures of the rightness or wrongness of an action.
Are you living a life of
integrity…in every area of your life? Do you realize that God can use you…if
you are willing? Be obedient to his
leading…even if you don’t “feel” like it.
I can promise you, if you are in the center of His will, JOY will be
yours!
Like Joseph, live a life of integrity and
obedience...by drinking the Joy Juice of Jesus faithfully!
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