WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.720 Welcome Just Handaway Tagalog Sermon Podcast, your daily dose inspiring 2 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:13.599 from heartfelt tagalog sermons from different pastors and speakers all 3 00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:16.559 over the Philippines. We hope that this podcast finds you 4 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:23.359 in good shame and now here's your message. 5 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:28.760 Thank you for listening to this message. For more messages 6 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:32.200 like these from other Victory Centers, please visit Victory dot org, 7 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:36.600 dot pH slash resources, slash podcasts. 8 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:41.399 And today we are actually at our third week and 9 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.240 we'll be talking about Joseph. But last week, if you 10 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:48.920 were here, we talked about Mary, Mary the chosen one 11 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:52.479 who would carry Jesus in her wound. She was the 12 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:59.320 virgin birth de Vachel and the prophecy came to pass 13 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:02.679 through her life. And Pastor Ryan was very He was 14 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:06.760 emphasizing that what you need to know about Mary's life 15 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:11.239 is we may have plans, but don't let your plans 16 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:14.840 intervene with God's purpose and poncin Avenue. Pastor Ryan last 17 00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:20.280 week and today, before we get into the life of Joseph, 18 00:01:20.519 --> 00:01:24.120 I want to share with you, of course, my family, Yean, 19 00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:25.760 her husband and wife. 20 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:30.560 My wife is here, her name is Pam. We've been married. Taba. 21 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:33.799 Did I say her name is Pam in this spam. 22 00:01:33.840 --> 00:01:37.280 Sorry, her name is Pam. Yeah, sorry imagining Mama Dela. 23 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.760 I've been married for seven years already. We've lived in 24 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:44.040 Cebu for quite some time and we went back here 25 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.159 in Manila twenty thirteen, if I'm not mistaken. And this 26 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.400 was a picture of my graduation, of our graduation in 27 00:01:50.439 --> 00:01:54.359 Pastor Joash. I remember this was November twenty two and 28 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:57.159 I was looking at the milestones while preparing for this preaching. 29 00:01:57.799 --> 00:01:59.879 And the first day. 30 00:01:59.799 --> 00:02:05.400 Of my joining full time ministry was in August thirty one. 31 00:02:05.480 --> 00:02:07.680 That was a Monday. I'll never forget that day. 32 00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:11.360 But before I came into school, of course, there was 33 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:14.639 a decision point where I said, Lord, use me, I 34 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.039 will go into full time ministry. And that was around 35 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.479 last year. It was last year. Was also the time 36 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:26.280 around October I got promoted. I got into a different 37 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:27.639 department from marketing. 38 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:29.199 Now they brought me to sales. 39 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:33.800 I was with the number one selling cement. Yeah, and 40 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:36.960 I was working for selling a a cement company back then. 41 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:39.000 I was with them for three years. 42 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:41.680 And when people would tell me, you know, I think 43 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:44.879 you should consider you should pray about getting into full 44 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:48.400 time ministry, before probably three years ago, I was just no, 45 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:51.560 probably it's not me. Maybe you're just looking at a 46 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:55.520 different perspective of me, because I couldn't imagine myself getting 47 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:58.759 into full time ministry. I think you face go is 48 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:03.560 really more for showbi business, not for end. 49 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:04.479 And to call me depo. 50 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:09.199 So really I really didn't picture it. And of course 51 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:12.479 style I'm sure you guys agree when God asked me 52 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:15.240 to do something like you know when he asked me 53 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:18.120 with when he gave a word that you're being called 54 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:26.439 to ministry Alamnia onion lord baa Pinnagen promote bagritt what 55 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:27.719 I'll just leave? 56 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:31.360 What is this for now? You now you blessed me. 57 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:32.360 I know it's from you. 58 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:34.719 I know that you have given me the talent to 59 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:38.960 prosper and to to be excellent here in my corporate life. 60 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.719 Why now would you ask me to leave that? So 61 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:45.439 this was the battle that I had for a year 62 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.039 and a half. It was not really a debate, but 63 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:50.159 it was. It was really a time of waiting for 64 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:52.439 me and my wife. One of the things that we 65 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:55.680 believe in is we need to be united in everything 66 00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:58.599 that we do in major decisions in our life. So 67 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:01.840 if you guys are married. I know, we're just married 68 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:04.400 for seven years and we don't have kids yet. But 69 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:07.680 really the heart of God is about the unity of 70 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:10.280 the family, and if your husband and wife, it's very 71 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:14.360 important that you are united. And in this season our 72 00:04:14.599 --> 00:04:15.479 unity was not. 73 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.480 At the same time, it was either me first, Lord, yes, 74 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:21.399 go and then Palm also had some hesitations. 75 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:24.920 We experienced it so many times, even when we went 76 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.399 back from Sebu to Madela, and I think this was 77 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.160 the time that we went through a crossroad. It was 78 00:04:32.360 --> 00:04:36.519 either give up everything that we knew, what was secure 79 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:37.040 in life. 80 00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:38.879 Lord, I can build a career here. 81 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:42.639 I can volunteer ament pot on Saturday and Sunday. But 82 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:46.000 in Amana after Friday, I'll make sure I give more 83 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:48.800 time to you, or maybe I can start. 84 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:49.879 A small group in the office. 85 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:53.360 This is the battle in my mind because for me, 86 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:56.199 I had to give up what I knew then was 87 00:04:56.279 --> 00:05:00.279 security for something that I wasn't sure of, thing that 88 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:03.680 I didn't see, something actually that didn't make sense to. 89 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:04.360 Me that time. 90 00:05:04.800 --> 00:05:07.720 And this was the crossroad that I was going through 91 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:11.680 and tied about. When we get to a crossroad, either 92 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:14.000 we run to friends or someone older than us we 93 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:18.800 run to Anno Joash going resign. 94 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:21.560 A battle or should I stay? Should I? 95 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:25.079 I was thinking on the logical side of it getting 96 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:28.160 to Pauma, except it's a company, and ahman, I need 97 00:05:28.279 --> 00:05:31.600 to stay at least five years so that if I resigned, 98 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:36.000 I get something. Yeah, for a multinational company. I'm sure 99 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:38.519 you know this that when you resign, but if you 100 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:42.240 reach a certain number of years, you'll get something more 101 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:43.120 than your back pay. 102 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:45.519 And I was waiting for that five years because you 103 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:46.639 get I'll wait for five years. 104 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:51.160 But there was a battle within Missaben that God impressed 105 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:53.240 to me that it was about time for me to go, 106 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:56.720 and there was so many uncertainties. You know, yesterday I 107 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:01.040 was talking to one of our youth Sorry, last Friday, 108 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:05.720 I was talking to one of our youth ministries, our youth. 109 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:06.639 How do you call it? 110 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:09.600 Campus missionary? Sorry, I was talking to one of our 111 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:13.839 campus missionaries. And you know, developed Christmas, it's full of reunions. 112 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:16.399 And the reunions that we go to are not only 113 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:19.600 the family, not only the office, but really with the 114 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:26.079 high school and college friends. Almoda Ibana last year and 115 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:32.240 discussion my friends go was about uh, where to go? 116 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:35.160 A new faith, go go, I will go to Boraki, 117 00:06:35.199 --> 00:06:37.160 I will go to Europe, I will go to the US. 118 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:45.720 This year Atapanam and this was a girl who's twenty 119 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:49.240 five years old, Sagaya. But the pressure was there, so 120 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:53.000 Psycho a new discussion. Should I open an account in Tinder? 121 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:57.279 It's I gonna be in Tinder, Marian. Tinder was similar 122 00:06:57.360 --> 00:07:04.240 to Facebook or Instagram or multiply because in sign multiply 123 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:07.519 per any So if you want to follow me, men 124 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:10.680 to follow parent all right, So I didn't know that 125 00:07:10.839 --> 00:07:13.839 Tinder Pala was a dating app. It was like, okay, 126 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:16.519 so what's the dilemma. But don't feeling Nela. I said, 127 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:21.079 there's no one, uh, no one available to talk to, 128 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:22.800 so feeling Nola, they will. 129 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:25.399 Do something now. So for them, it may be. 130 00:07:25.560 --> 00:07:29.040 As simple as opening a Tinder account or just waiting. 131 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:32.240 Maybe it was just that though, but for some of 132 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:37.240 us it gets actually it gets more complicated for people 133 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:39.759 who are in relationships. If you're not get married, you're 134 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:45.879 in a relationship that probably gets very this dysfunctional and distracting, 135 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:48.839 and you know it's not good for you, And sometimes 136 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:50.839 it comes to a point, Lord, should I stay in 137 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:54.839 this relationship? And God is probably telling you, I think 138 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:58.000 you should break it off, but you would say, the Lord, 139 00:07:58.079 --> 00:08:01.639 untangle elation, but give up Sag. I will just show 140 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:04.879 her a miserable life. And then my gi give up Sag. 141 00:08:04.959 --> 00:08:07.759 And maybe it's that maybe if you're married right now, 142 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:11.040 and probably the crossroad that you have right now, even 143 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.720 in this season of the year, even in Christmas, you 144 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:17.519 don't know what to do. It's either you, guys want 145 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:20.639 to buy something next year, or you probably you want 146 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:21.199 to my grade. 147 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:23.879 These are the topics that I've been hearing Almo. 148 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:27.639 I'm just waiting for January, and January I will decide 149 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:31.519 to migrade to the US or probably now Canada if 150 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:32.840 they don't like the president there. 151 00:08:33.960 --> 00:08:35.879 These are the crossroads that they go through. 152 00:08:36.120 --> 00:08:41.120 It's easy to decide, but really doing it is another thing. 153 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:44.399 And whenever we go through these crossroads, we pray to 154 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:50.879 God and Lord give us direction. Sometimes God gives us 155 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:53.759 an answer which is not part of the left and 156 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:57.200 the right that we know. God gives us an alternative 157 00:08:57.600 --> 00:09:00.799 that doesn't make sense to us. And I want to 158 00:09:00.840 --> 00:09:05.279 talk about that today. I want to talk about obedience. 159 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:08.559 And this we can see through the life of Joseph, 160 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:11.360 the husband of Mary or the one engaged to marry 161 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:12.159 during that time. 162 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:14.519 All right, so are you guys ready for the story? 163 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:20.159 Before we go to the verse, Joseph was between thirteen 164 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:21.039 to twenty years old. 165 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:23.480 They got married early. He was a carpenter. 166 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.039 Out of the five professions during that time in the 167 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:32.919 Jewish culture, out of the five professions that they highly regard, 168 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:36.799 one would be a carpenter. Being a carpenter doesn't mean 169 00:09:36.799 --> 00:09:40.879 you're rich, but being a carpenter they take care of 170 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:41.919 you in the community. 171 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:45.200 Okay, Next we learn that Joseph is also engaged. 172 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:48.879 What does that mean? Be throned in those terms? Being 173 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:51.799 engaged before what was not just between. 174 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:54.440 The male and the female or the guy and the girl. 175 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:58.279 Being engaged actually was a different thing in their culture. 176 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:02.559 Being engaged was similar to Let's say pastor Joash was 177 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:06.679 engaged to her now wife Ethel, and they know that. 178 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:08.480 Okay, the community would decide. 179 00:10:08.519 --> 00:10:11.639 The elders would say, oh, Joash has three siblings, so 180 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:15.759 three parents, five probably his relatives would be around thirty. 181 00:10:15.799 --> 00:10:20.240 Who's close to him. Ethel now has three four the 182 00:10:20.440 --> 00:10:23.360 four in the family four siblings plus mom and dad, 183 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:26.080 and now they have an extended family of fifty so 184 00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:29.360 eighty plus friends, one hundred the elders. 185 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:33.639 This is what they would do, Oh, guys and wedding 186 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:38.120 ethel and he passed. Joash would probably be around one 187 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.240 hundred guests. How much does he need to make that 188 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:45.799 wedding happen? Computing lampablek And then now they go to 189 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:48.840 Joash the carpenter and they would say, Joe Ash the 190 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:52.559 carpenter and Slash pastor, these are the projects that you 191 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:55.879 need for you to be able to raise the money 192 00:10:55.919 --> 00:10:58.759 for your wedding. Start up again engaged during that time, No, 193 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:01.559 because if they were involved me and I said, when you're. 194 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:05.279 Engaged, you're engaged. I'm gotta go in more. 195 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:10.799 Save the date, save up for the gift. Yeah, I 196 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:14.600 don't save the date. So yeah, Samon. In their culture, 197 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:16.600 being engaged was actually a community. 198 00:11:16.919 --> 00:11:18.720 And this is where we start the story. 199 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:24.679 Okay, in Matthew, we start the story in Matthew eighteen 200 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:29.399 Matthew one, verse eighteen, it says here, now the birth 201 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:31.440 of Jesus took place. 202 00:11:32.840 --> 00:11:33.279 This way. 203 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:38.879 When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph before 204 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:42.759 they came together, she was found to be with the 205 00:11:42.919 --> 00:11:47.960 child from the Holy Spirit. She was found to be 206 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:51.159 with the child from the Holy Spirit. 207 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:52.320 What does that mean? 208 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:59.519 Joseph Joseph Joseph the Indego Ama, What would you feel? 209 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:04.720 I mean, if you're a guy here now that you're 210 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:07.679 married in all or even if you're single, try to 211 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:11.440 picture it. What if your fian say that time would 212 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:14.440 go to you and say, by the way, I'm pregnant. 213 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:16.519 What would you feel? 214 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:21.200 I remember this story about the elephant and the rabbit. 215 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:24.440 So the elephant was a guy and then the rabbit 216 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:28.639 was a girl. They were friends and Kitaila halfway tom 217 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:36.960 rabbit and elephants. So maybe the Lusha elephant. I know, 218 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:45.039 I'm being a long rabbit. Yeah, so it's something that 219 00:12:45.320 --> 00:12:54.759 is crazy Chinky Tan Ryan Tan is it? 220 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:59.720 Dan? And you know and Bean jokes did all way? 221 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:03.600 So me know what goes to your mind now when 222 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:06.480 your fiance tells you that she's pregnant and you're not 223 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:07.200 the father. 224 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:10.320 What would you feel? Probably lost? 225 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:19.559 Angry, bitter, violent, Probably would fits of rage, you would 226 00:13:19.679 --> 00:13:22.879 feel betrayed, You'd. 227 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:30.000 Feel something that would really bring out a green monster 228 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:34.519 in you. And you know, I wanted to share this part. 229 00:13:34.879 --> 00:13:39.000 This took place this way. What does that mean? 230 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:45.440 The first Christmas was actually a stressful one. The first 231 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:49.679 Christmas took place this way. It was about being betrayed. 232 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:55.120 It was about a season of you know, tension ins 233 00:13:55.559 --> 00:13:58.279 azar and this was the first Christmas. 234 00:13:58.360 --> 00:14:02.320 Maybe you know what I'm talking about. Maybe some of 235 00:14:02.399 --> 00:14:06.279 you you feel on Christmas and Enny it's about gifts, 236 00:14:06.840 --> 00:14:13.279 it's about giving Nino Nina, being a blessing. But here 237 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:13.639 you are. 238 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:17.440 You drag yourself to church on a Sunday because you're 239 00:14:17.480 --> 00:14:20.200 going through something and it's the worst time to. 240 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:24.399 Go through it, because it's Christmas. This was what Joseph 241 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:25.279 was going through. 242 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:31.279 Something on Joseph his new status of course complicated, Yeah, 243 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:42.720 and loved, hurt and prayed and again bahal nasatandas o, 244 00:14:42.879 --> 00:14:51.399 hey hey Joe younger young crowd or caninas a five 245 00:14:52.200 --> 00:14:54.080 grave well went to maw wa. 246 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:56.440 Okay, as we. 247 00:14:56.480 --> 00:15:01.159 Continue the story of Joseph in verse let's see how 248 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:05.720 he reacted. It says here and her husband, Joseph, being 249 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:10.200 a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, 250 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:14.879 resolved to her, resolved to divorce her quietly. Being a 251 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:17.879 just man during those days was being the man of 252 00:15:17.919 --> 00:15:23.279 a man of law, meaning Hindi papai again and Hindi 253 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:27.159 tama right, wrong, punishment. 254 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:28.840 If you're wrong, reward if it's right. 255 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:31.399 And during that time, if you are a just man, 256 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:34.399 the right thing to do was drag Mary to the court, 257 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:39.080 tell them what she did. Try her and she will 258 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:44.159 be punished and nothing Indian punishment of what Mary did? 259 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:47.879 Is it lifetime imprisonment? Is it two days in? Is 260 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:53.039 it being bashed in the internet. The punishment during those. 261 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:58.799 Times was actually being stoned, stoned to death. And that 262 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:02.360 is a picture of adjust man in the Jewish culture. 263 00:16:02.720 --> 00:16:07.159 But again you will see Joseph was unwilling to put 264 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:10.919 her to shame. He was also compassionate. He didn't think 265 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:14.879 about what he but he wasn't thinking about only of himself. 266 00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:18.600 He wasn't thinking about the rage or the anger or 267 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.679 the frustration that he was going through, but he was 268 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:25.159 actually thinking about Mary and what she was going through. 269 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:29.080 This was the type of man Joseph was. And if 270 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:33.399 you're single right here, especially for the women, look for 271 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:36.519 a guy like Joseph. Look for a guy like Joseph 272 00:16:36.679 --> 00:16:40.600 that will not just be angry for what you've done, 273 00:16:40.879 --> 00:16:43.519 or you know, look for a guy who would. 274 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:47.679 Actually think of what you're going through. Look for a 275 00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:49.480 guy like that. And if you're married. 276 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:56.159 There's tension in our marriages, that's for sure. But always 277 00:16:56.240 --> 00:17:00.519 have that compassion. Never forget what your wife is feeling. 278 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:06.640 As he continue in verse twenty, here's what happens next. 279 00:17:07.359 --> 00:17:12.240 But as he considered these things, as he considered these things, 280 00:17:13.720 --> 00:17:19.799 as as he considered these things, Joseph was actually thinking. 281 00:17:20.720 --> 00:17:22.240 I'm not sure if you notice this, but. 282 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:26.240 Whenever you read the Bible, even check who's speaking, is 283 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:29.240 it being narrated. I'm not sure if you got this. 284 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:32.079 But since the start of the story in verse eighteen 285 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:37.240 until now, Joseph never said anything. 286 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:40.759 He was quiet. He didn't say anything. What does that mean? 287 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:44.880 He had to process the issue first. He was thinking. 288 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:48.640 He wasn't He didn't decide because he felt the rage. 289 00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:50.880 He was actually thinking. 290 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:54.200 About what to do. That's the type of man Joseph was. 291 00:17:55.799 --> 00:18:02.119 All right, he was silent, and now behold, an angel 292 00:18:02.200 --> 00:18:05.519 of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, 293 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:10.279 son of David, do not fear take Mary as your wife, 294 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:13.200 for that which is conceived in her is from the 295 00:18:13.279 --> 00:18:13.960 Holy Spirit. 296 00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:17.960 She will bear a son, and you shall call his 297 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:22.599 name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. 298 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:26.799 Whenever the word behold comes out in the Bible, it 299 00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:30.720 means there's something that's gonna happen. It means that God 300 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:35.359 is intervening. It means that something great is about to happen. 301 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:38.759 And it happened here in verse twenty. As you continue 302 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:41.079 the verse verse twenty. 303 00:18:40.839 --> 00:18:43.920 Two, all this took place to fulfill what the Lord 304 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:47.200 has spoken by the prophet. Behold, the Virgin shall conceive 305 00:18:47.759 --> 00:18:48.279 and bear. 306 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:51.599 A son, and they shall call him call his name Emmanuel, 307 00:18:51.759 --> 00:18:55.440 which means God with us. Again and again. 308 00:18:55.720 --> 00:18:58.720 For the past three weeks, we've been talking about this 309 00:18:59.160 --> 00:19:04.400 and like to once again emphasize that we need to realize. 310 00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:07.119 Our life is part of a bigger story. 311 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:11.559 Your actions, no matter how small it is, no matter 312 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:16.440 how big it is, whatever that is, your actions is 313 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:18.279 part of a bigger story. 314 00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:19.400 It's not only about us. 315 00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:24.079 It affects our siblings, It affects our family, It affects 316 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:27.720 our future children, it affects generations to come. If you 317 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:32.319 think about it, how Joseph reacted and even Mary reacted 318 00:19:33.319 --> 00:19:37.880 is still affected. It has affected every one of us. 319 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:42.279 Our decisions in our actions are not only for us, 320 00:19:43.039 --> 00:19:48.279 but it actually get gets to different generations and what 321 00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:51.200 happens to the story. It says here in verse twenty four, 322 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:57.400 when Joseph woke from sleep, Joseph he did as the 323 00:19:57.559 --> 00:20:01.200 Angel of the Lord commanded him. He took his wife, 324 00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:05.000 but knew her not, meaning there was no intimacy. Yet 325 00:20:05.799 --> 00:20:08.880 knew her not she had given birth, until she had 326 00:20:08.920 --> 00:20:09.799 given birth to a son. 327 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:13.279 And he called his name Jesus. And what do we 328 00:20:13.400 --> 00:20:13.799 learn here? 329 00:20:14.680 --> 00:20:21.359 Joseph's obedience was immediate and complete. Joseph's obedience was yes, 330 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:24.119 go after the dream when he woke up, go I 331 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:27.319 will do that, because you said, Lord, you said, and 332 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:30.039 I will do that. Why do you think it was immediate? 333 00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:33.000 And why do you think it was complete? Was the 334 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:38.240 message of the angel clear? Was the message of the angel? 335 00:20:39.599 --> 00:20:42.680 Did it make sense? Honestly, if you asked me, if 336 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:44.759 an angel talked to me and he said that word 337 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:49.759 that that son will be the savior, it still wouldn't 338 00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:53.400 make sense in my mind, because probably if it was me, 339 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:56.240 I would still think about the issue. 340 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:58.680 That I have with Mary. But why do you think, 341 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:02.720 and this is my question, why do you think Joseph 342 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:08.359 was able to obey immediately and completely. You know why, 343 00:21:08.759 --> 00:21:13.400 because Joseph's obedience he was trusting not the instruction. 344 00:21:14.880 --> 00:21:18.440 He wasn't trusting the instruction, but he trusted the one 345 00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:24.160 who gave the instruction. Joseph's obedience was because. 346 00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:25.680 Of the person who gave the command. 347 00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:29.599 It was being sure that the person who gave the 348 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:35.359 command I can trust. In Proverbs three, verse five, it 349 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:38.559 says here, trust in the Lord with all your heart, 350 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:42.240 and do not lean on your own understanding in all 351 00:21:42.319 --> 00:21:47.480 your ways. Acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight. 352 00:21:47.519 --> 00:21:49.440 You know what, most of the time, when we need 353 00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:54.480 to make a decision, we always use which is not bad. 354 00:21:54.920 --> 00:22:00.200 We always use what what is logical common sense, use 355 00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:04.640 our experiences, we use our connections, We use what works 356 00:22:04.720 --> 00:22:09.160 for us. We always use the things that will make 357 00:22:09.279 --> 00:22:11.440 sure that the future is protected. 358 00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:15.240 We know what will happen. We're not creatures of not 359 00:22:15.440 --> 00:22:16.359 seeing the future. 360 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:20.400 We have a hard time grasping things that we're not 361 00:22:20.559 --> 00:22:24.519 sure of. That's why whenever we decide, we always tend 362 00:22:24.599 --> 00:22:28.519 to use our logic. We always tend to use what 363 00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:32.680 we've tried and tested. But here in this perspective, what 364 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:36.160 God is saying is there are things that you will 365 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:42.720 never understand. There are things that only God can understand 366 00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:46.799 because He is the Alpha and the omega. We're just 367 00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:50.960 in between. He knows what will happen tomorrow. He knows 368 00:22:51.039 --> 00:22:54.319 what's best for you. Sometimes we think that this is 369 00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:57.079 the thing that's best for us, but really God knows 370 00:22:57.119 --> 00:22:59.920 what's best for you. And now we can never understand. 371 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:03.240 But there's one thing that we can be sure of 372 00:23:03.839 --> 00:23:07.559 that we can trust in God's wisdom. As I end 373 00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:10.039 my testimony, I just want to continue the story that 374 00:23:10.160 --> 00:23:14.960 I started the day that we decided and said, Lord 375 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:15.880 use us. 376 00:23:16.839 --> 00:23:20.200 I resigned from work. Took us some time. I resigned 377 00:23:20.240 --> 00:23:25.200 from work even though I wasn't sure of what would 378 00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:26.519 happen to us, And. 379 00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:29.240 Honestly, I just want to share with you. Probably the 380 00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:34.680 major concern would be finances. It was somewhat a pay 381 00:23:34.759 --> 00:23:38.480 cut for me and my wife, and to be honest, 382 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:42.480 it wasn't easy. But I just got reminded we were 383 00:23:42.519 --> 00:23:44.839 talking about this past Josh and I were talking about this. 384 00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:50.079 I got reminded that we are people of God and 385 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:53.720 we do not walk by side, but we walk by faith. 386 00:23:54.319 --> 00:23:56.400 We just do it. Because we trust in Him. 387 00:23:57.279 --> 00:24:00.960 Three weeks ago, right after the graduation, probably two weeks ago, 388 00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:03.200 I got a call from the office and saying, you know, 389 00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:06.240 you can get your last paycheck. And when I got 390 00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:09.359 my last paycheck, since I've told you a while ago, 391 00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:12.680 I've been with them for only three years, it was 392 00:24:13.640 --> 00:24:16.000 I was actually expecting just my back pay of the 393 00:24:16.079 --> 00:24:20.799 last month that David held And for some reason, when 394 00:24:20.839 --> 00:24:22.480 I got the check and when they asked me to 395 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:27.559 receive it, it was an amount that I never honestly, 396 00:24:27.640 --> 00:24:31.240 I never really expected that. And I knew at that 397 00:24:31.559 --> 00:24:34.480 moment God was assuring me that he would take care 398 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:37.000 of me and my wife, he would take care of 399 00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:40.559 the future. That that act of obedience and saying, Lord, 400 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:43.599 use me, he will take care of the rest. 401 00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:45.799