We can see two things in this passage: First, the obedience of Joseph. When the angel appeared to Joseph, he obeyed God and brought His family to Egypt without questioning. If you do not recognize Jesus as your Lord, your heart will always be filled with "why". However, when your heart is submitted to God, you will discover that God's ways are higher than our ways and God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts.
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Second, because of human submission, God's word is fulfilled. This is such a miraculous thing. Because Joseph submitted, it fulfilled the word of the prophet. God actually chose to co-work with men. From another perspective, this is also a very risky thing. If Joseph did not obey, God's prophecy will not be fulfilled! However, God still used to choose us to co-labor with Him. Just as Jesus commanded us to go into all the world and preach the gospel before He ascended into heaven. If you were the heavenly angels, and you saw Jesus give this command to the apostles, would you be nervous and think, what if these people fail to do that?
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We thank God because He is indeed miraculous! He can work in the hearts of men. God's spirit can touch us so that we may submit to Him and through our submission, His eternal plan can be fulfilled. Brothers and sisters, do you understand that you are so important to God? You are an important part in God's eternal plan. May God grant us a heart of submission, so that we may obey his leading and allow His will to be fulfilled through us. May God's heart can be satisfied!
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