In Luke’s Gospel, there was an angelic Annunciation to Mary. In the first chapter of Matthew, we learn that Joseph gets one too. He was named after the greatest dreamer of the Old Testament. Maybe that’s why his annunciation came in a dream. Mary’s response is her great faith. When told the unbelievable, she believed. Joseph also responded with great faith. He was also told the unbelievable and he believed. His response of faith entailed taking action. He changed his plans, received Mary into his home, and accepted responsibility for this special child. All Joseph had to go by was what he received from an angel, in a dream. Joseph is a great model of faith because he keeps walking with the Lord, even in the dark.
Matthew 1:18-25
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means "God is with us." When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.
May we always walk with the faith of Joseph and Mary and place our trust in God Our Heavenly Father, seeking to do His Will.
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