Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in frank admiration:

“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.”
(Matthew 1:24)

Is that why Your Father chose Joseph to be Your stepdad, Jesus –

because He knew Joseph would do what He told him to do, even though

He told Joseph in a dream – something that could be explained away
it was contrary to his entire lifetime of personal experience
it meant he would be falsely judged the rest of his days
it absolutely defied human reason and natural law?

Joseph was a pretty special man, wasn’t he?

the kind of man You could trust to take care of Your mother
the kind of man You would enjoy spending time with

learning his trade
learning simple trust
learning humble obedience.

That’s who I long to be, Jesus!

a person who trusts and obeys

no matter what.

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Mark 6:3; Acts 5:32; Romans 15:13; 1 Corinthians 4:2; Hebrews 5:7-9; Hebrews 7:27-28; Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 11:39-40; Hebrews 12:23-24

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.