A Just Man

Saturday August 31, 2019
The Word of Life Daily Devotional
A Just Man
Memory verse: - Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. (Matt 1:19)
Bible Reading: - Matthew 1:1 – 25
Message
Concerning Joseph in our text today we see the following:
1.       His Nature: Just
Our text today revealed that Joseph the husband to be of virgin Mary was troubled when he perceived that his wife to be was pregnant. This showed that before now the relationship between him and Mary was platonic, pure and spiritual without any immoral sin. The act of having carnal knowledge of your would-be wife is not spiritual but carnal; Joseph and Mary would rise on the last to condemn believers in the act of fornication and defiling of bed before marriage today. If they (Joseph and virgin Mary) were able to stand for righteousness to the extent that they received heaven’s approval in the old testament, then we have no excuse today even in this dispensation of grace under a better covenant sealed by the blood of Jesus. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. (He 13:4). Flee fornication and adultery, it makes you unjust and dirty before God.
2.       The Problem and His Action
His espoused wife was found conceived and he was so compassionate that he did not want her to be disgraced and stoned to death. Every saved and just man like Joseph are compassionate because they have the seed of God in them; they pray for the conversion of enemies and leave vengeance to God, that is they do not avenge themselves.
3.       The Thought and the Revelation
While he was ruminating on the problem and asking God for the reality of what Mary would have told him, God sent an angel to him in his dream who revealed to him that it was from the holy ghost. He knew how to hear from his God; he did not go to any counsellor or mediator before accepting Mary as his wife. Every just man like Joseph and the like have pure and sound relationship with God; they do not think the thought of the devil, rather on things of God that will bring good report.
4.       His Action
He took Mary his wife and was so discipline to the point that he did not know her until after the birth of Christ. You should know that God who cannot lie sees in and out of everyone; he knows man and does not need anybody to testify of man to him. If he says Joseph did not touch Mary till after the birth of Christ, it is believed to be sure testimony. Just men are temperate, they have sound self-control imputed upon them by God through Christ after genuine salvation.
If you look into the life of Job, Zachariah and Elisabeth, Daniel, Joseph and the like who Bible confirmed to be holy and just you will see all the features of Joseph under review in their lives.
How about you? If you purge yourself from dirty and carnal things, you shall be fit for the master use. Come to the fountain of his flowing blood for your cleansing and purging today; if you be willing and obedient, you shall surely eat the good of the land. The Lord will definitely cleanse you if you cry unto him for purging. He is waiting, he wants you to be holy and just.
Confession of the Day
I have been to Jesus for his cleansing power through his blood and will go again if I see any stain on my garment of righteousness.
Prayer Points

Lord, here I come as I am, dirty and defiled, cleanse me, purge me and make me fit for your use like Joseph and the like in Jesus name.

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