Jan. 5/ Matthew 1

Matthew 1

The first things that came to mine, was the Christmas program "Behold the Lamb".
In my search I could not find Jake and Sarah but I did find it by Andrew Peterson on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5O8h-pkrqM

I can not imagine being Mary in her time. Pregnant and not married and still calling herself a virgin. I think the people around her thought she was crazy.
And for Joseph, how could she be pregnant, he had not been with her. He probley questioned who she had been with. What would you think if the person you were dating for years and had never been in the bedroom with was now pregnant? I would think they would of been with someone else and cheated the relationship, was the relationship honest and true. Better yet, do they really love me? In their day Mary could of been stoned for this.
Thank you God, that He sent an Angel to explain everything to the both of them. The Angel even told them the sex and name of the baby. Wow God is so AWESOME!

Thank you God for sending your son to this earth for us to see your work through Him. I pray that through this reading, I will understand the faith of Mary and Joseph and the miracle taking place in their lives. The faith of an angel telling them the name and sex of this child, and knowing the purpose of His life. The strength of teaching him the way of the Lord and not the little things of the world. Thank you!