Disobedience – We’ve all been there, overeating at Christmas dinner or sneaking our brussels sprouts down the toilet. Doing something we know we shouldn’t because the wrong thing looks too good or the right thing seems too hard. Sometimes, we disobey because the right thing feels too scary. Joseph might relate; the Bible says he was a just man, but he was troubled when he learned Mary, his fiancée, was pregnant (Matthew 1:18-25). An angel explained that it was a divine pregnancy that would change the world. Joseph had a choice: follow the norm or obey. He chose obedience, allowing the greatest baby in history to be born. God wants everyone to be part of His plan—will you obey or hinder it?
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”-' Luke 11:28