Woord vir Vandag - 25 Des 2024

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“…Daarop verskyn ‘n engel van die Here in ‘n droom aan [Josef]…” Matteus 1:20 NLV
Lesse uit Josef se lewe (3)
In Josef se lewe sien ons drie sleutels om God se doel en beloftes in ons lewens te vervul. Die eerste sleutel is genade. Kom ons kyk na die tweede sleutel: geloof. ‘Terwyl hy dit in gedagte gehad het, het daar ‘n engel van die Here in ‘n droom aan hom verskyn en gesê: ‘Josef seun van Dawid, moenie bang wees om met Maria te trou nie, want wat in haar verwek is, kom van die Heilige Gees’’ (vers 20 AFR83). Josef wou sy verlowing met Maria privaat verbreek. Toe het God vir hom die goddelike plan vertel. Wat was Josef se deel? Om geloof in die moeilikste omstandighede uit te oefen. Om God te vertrou toe die situasie nie verstaanbaar of rasioneel verduidelik kon word nie. God het vir hom vier dinge gewys: 1) God het hom aan sy identiteit herinner: ‘Josef seun van Dawid.’ God wil hê dat jy moet weet wie jy ‘in Christus’ is (sien Efesiërs 1:18-19). 2) God het Josef verseker dat hy nie bang hoef te wees nie. Wat het Josef in staat gestel om sy vrees te oorkom en vorentoe te beweeg? Om van God te hoor. Om ‘n woord van die Here te hê waarop hy kon staan. Dis wat jy ook nodig het (sien Jesaja 30:21). 3) God het vir Josef rigting gegee. Hy moes Maria as sy vrou neem, ‘n vader vir die kind wees en Hom Jesus noem. Wat is die les vir jou? Wees onderrigbaar en volg God se instruksies. Dis deur geloof en gehoorsaamheid wat jy jou Godgegewe lotsbestemming sal bereik. 4) God het vir Josef verseker dat Hy in die situasie aan die werk was. Wanneer jy dit weet, kan jy vrede in jou hart en ‘n nuwe perspektief ervaar.
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