Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” Matthew 2:13
They had a house to stay in, perhaps rented, and the gifts from the east had been given. Joseph may have settled into his new business with jobs lined up or a timeclock to punch at his employer's place. They were settling into Bethlehem, and what better place for the Son of God, child of David, and future King of Israel? Well there could be the force of prophecy at work in the land and their new baby had a LOT of prophecies working on His young life. Well this latest visit from the angel of dreams brought what a young family dreads - an uncomfortable flight in the dead of night, leaving without saying 'goodbye', the terror of getting caught and killed by the armies of the evil king, and oh, moving to a new place in a foreign nation. If all that doesn't test the faith of a young man and his bride, I'm not sure that anything will.
The testing of faith may be uncomfortable for us, maybe even terrifying, but fear not, the Lord is always with us!
Bucky
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