"... then Joseph... did as the angel of the Lord commanded... and did not know her until..."
It's one thing to hear the Lord - especially when angelic voices are treated with suspicion - and quite another thing to move out in the obedience of that Call, regardless of what it looks like publicly.
Joseph did this. He heard the Lord, didn't understand the Lord, but - in complete obedience - decided to move into the Call. Not only that, he honored the Call in Mary. He said, "Honey, something bigger than us is happening here and I am going to respect it, honor it, and fear it. Here, let me nurture what God is doing in your life."
That sort of fear - the awesome ability of giving complete honor to the thing that God is birthing around us - is at the heart of our walk in Christ. When we come to the point of waking up each day in total adoration to the mysterious ways of God around us - and choosing to honor this ways in our life and in the life of those around us - then we have learned the secret of walking in the Spirit and blessing God's Kingdom in our midst.
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