In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
Luke 2
We don’t think of this very often, but truly, government edicts and decisions mess up our lives. This decree from Caesar was no doubt deeply inconvenient to all those affected, including Joseph and Mary. Yet it was through this interruption in their lives that God was working.
You know how it goes. You’ve been planning to do something, you want to spend at least a couple of hours on the project, and then the phone rings, and suddenly your plan is out the window. Always there are interruptions.
This year, I am trying to see that it is through the interruptions that God is moving me into the places he wants me to be. It is through the interruptions that I am able to help the people he wants me to help. Furthermore, he is shaping my character through the interruptions.
Interruptions aren’t part of life - they are where God makes life happen.
Interruptions are life! If I embrace the interruption, I embrace life.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
When the interruptions come today, embrace them. They are God’s gift to you.
Thanks so much for reading this fair. In a world when you could have been doing anything, I really appreciate you took the time to read this.
God ever bless you.
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