Luke 2:4-5 tells us, "(Joseph) went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child."
What a scandal! Mary living with Joseph, engaged & pregnant but not yet married. This little fact is often lost in the shadow of shepherds and angels, prophecy and blessing, and the incredible beginning to the incredible life and ministry of Jesus. From the beginning, it seems, Jesus is identifying with sinners.
How quickly we forget Jesus own words spoken later during his ministry, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Lk 5:32
Lord, forgive me for how often, in the midst of "ministry," I forget why you came. May I ever remember that ministry is about your gospel for sinners, not about meetings for the "righteous."
What a scandal! Mary living with Joseph, engaged & pregnant but not yet married. This little fact is often lost in the shadow of shepherds and angels, prophecy and blessing, and the incredible beginning to the incredible life and ministry of Jesus. From the beginning, it seems, Jesus is identifying with sinners.
How quickly we forget Jesus own words spoken later during his ministry, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Lk 5:32
Lord, forgive me for how often, in the midst of "ministry," I forget why you came. May I ever remember that ministry is about your gospel for sinners, not about meetings for the "righteous."
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