Do Our Decisions Fulfill Prophecies?

Matthew 2:19-23

After king Herod died, an angel told Joseph in a dream to take Mary and the child back to Israel. They went, and they discovered that Herod's son, Achelaus, reigned in Judea, Joseph as afraid to go there. Also warned in another dream, he withdrew his family to Galilee, and settled in the town, Nazareth. All this to fulfill the prophecy that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

This tells us Joseph was a spiritually sensitive man, who heard God's directions in his dreams, and he always obeyed them promptly. In this particular instance his fear that it was not safe to be in Judea with a son of Herod as king also became a factor that is recorded.

All this happened naturally, but they were part of God's plan to fulfill things He had foretold many years earlier through His prophets. Just one detail, in fact, that Jesus would be known as a Nazarene, or coming from Nazareth.

What might this have to do with me today? Or you?

God has a plan for my life too, and is it possible that He will guide us into that plan by the intuition and natural fears and desires He has given me? I do believe at various times He has guided me that way.

This implies the importance then, of paying attention and being spiritually alert. Key moves and directions into God's plans will come in soft subtle ways, and if we are not obedient right away, we may miss some important turns in the road of our lives.

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