Joseph and Mary’s story in the New Testament is one of trust
and love.
and most importantly it’s about their complete devotion to
their Heavenly Father.
Joseph was betrothed to Mary when Mary conceived.
Joseph knew it wasn’t his baby, then who’s?
His wife claimed that it was Heavenly Father’s son,
and that he would be God’s only Begotten Son.
If it wasn’t for Joseph’s spiritual sensitivity,
and devotion to God,
do you think he would have trusted this “excuse.”
Because of the whisperings of the Holy Spirit,
he could trust in his Heavenly Father.
As much of a blessing as it was to Mary to have Joseph on
her side,
everyone else didn’t react the same.
The night of Jesus’s birth, Mary found there was no room in
the inn.
Sitting through my New Testament class,
I learned something that brought on much more of a meaning
to that statement.
The translation for inn came from the Hebrew word Katalyma.
That word is used multiple other times for simply a guest
chamber.
We’re talking about an upstairs room in a house.
It wasn’t a hotel that wouldn’t take them, it was their kin
and friends.
Mary was despised because of her situation.
Despised by everyone except Joseph.
Mary’s story is a great example of the fact that those who
stand with God,
don’t always have everything in this world.
“Mary… a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel.” -Alma 7:10
Even though she was a precious and chosen vessel,
and was chosen to be the mother of the Son of God,
she still didn’t have everything in the world one could wish
for.
She didn’t even have a room to give birth in.
We tend to feel forgotten or forsaken by God when things
don’t go well.
I would invite you to think to Mary’s example
and realize even the people God describes as a “precious and
chosen vessel”
still don’t have the riches of the world.
God knows how we can return to Him,
He knows the best people we can be.
We need to trust Him.
As we go through the trials and tribulations,
it’s important to remember to do as Mary did,
and not forget these events.
But rather,
“[Keep] all these things, and [ponder] them in [your]
heart.” –Luke 2:19
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