Sep6
Matthew 1:19……..Ready
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
(For Expository Notes get the Companion Book)
More Notes & Applications
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Calls for always being kind and considerate of others no matter what wrongs we may feel they have done to us. (Will you face down your emotions and chose to love and forgive?)
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Displays how Christian love will always try to do the best not to humiliate, embarrass, or shame others publicly. (How far would you go to protect the reputations of others?)
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Calls for seeing that our deliberations are always guided by grace & mercy and not by law or what society would dictate. (cf. Rom. 8:28)
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Displays how love and prudence can hide a multitude of sins. (Put mercy before personal rights!)
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Calls for not allowing jealousy, anger, and betrayal to grow into bitterness or revenge. (If heart-broken and betrayed how would you respond, will it be with love and compassion or with hate?) (cf. 1-Corn. 13:4-7)
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Teaches rather than be quick to condemn we need to be kind and considerate, always forgiving the mistakes and failures of others.
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Calls for patience in our deliberation, that even though we may seem justified and in the right, we could be wrong. (How many times have you accused someone for something and then found that they were innocent and not at fault?)
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Teaches no matter how much we’ve been hurt and betrayed by others, we should never want to see harm come to those who did the hurting.
(For more Application get the whole Book)
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