'The Lord's Robe And Name.'
Revelation 19:13.
a) The Lord wore a robe dipped in blood.
b) His Title was the Word of God.
c) Isaiah 63:1-3. The Lord has great strength. The Blood is evidence of it. He has the Power to save us.
(This QT reveals the strength of The Lord's Robe And Name)
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'Joseph's Simple Obedience.'
Matthew 1:18-25.
a) Matthew 1:18. Joseph was engaged to be married to Mary.
b) Matthew 1:18. Before the marriage took place.
c) Matthew 1:18. Whilst Mary was still a virgin.
d) Matthew 1:18. Mary was found to be with Child of the Holy Spirit.
e) Matthew 1:19. Simple Joseph, her husband was a just man.
f) Matthew 1:19. He was unwilling to put Mary to shame.
g) Matthew 1:19. He resolved to quietly send Mary away.
h) Matthew 1:20-21. God's Intervention:-
1-Matthew 1:20. While Joseph was considering this an Angel appeared to him in a dream.
2-Matthew 1:20. The Angel told Joseph not to fear about taking Mary as his wife.
3-Matthew 1:20. The Child within Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
4-Matthew 1:21. Mary was to have a Son.
5-Matthew 1:21. His Name was to be called Jesus.
6-Matthew 1:21. He will Save His People from their sins.
i) Matthew 1:22. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the Prophet.
j) Matthew 1:23. Look! The Virgin will conceive a Child.
k) Matthew 1:23. You shall call His Name Emmanuel. (Emmanuel means "God With Us")
l) Matthew 1:24. When Joseph woke up he did as the Angel commanded him.
m) Matthew 1:24. Joseph took Mary as his wife.
n) Matthew 1:25. Joseph had no sexual relationship with Mary until her Son was born.
o) Matthew 1:25. Joseph called the Son's Name "Jesus".
(This Second one teaches me of Joseph's Simple Obedience)
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Chris.
Joseph's simple obedience is a great lesson to all of us. Pride or shame did not prevail, the Word of the Lord prevailed. Because of pride or shame Joseph could have hidden Mary and done something bad to the Child. This did not happen because Joseph considered his dream and the Angel's Instructions in the dream. I need, and we all need, simply to trust and obey the Lord. Then His Will can be done and His Name Glorified.
