Think!

 December 30, 2024

“While he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”                                            —Matthew 1:20-21 

I’ve known people who believe you have to cash in your brains to become a Christian. They’re unaware that some of the greatest minds in history have claimed Jesus as Savior. These include scientists, philosophers, politicians, and educators.

The sad fact is, there are people who come to Christ unthinking, and remain so afterward. Their religion is more feeling than faith, which doesn’t work when trouble comes. And trouble always comes. 

Luke tells us that when the shepherds came telling their story, Mary pondered these things in her heart. Matthew tells us here that Joseph was a thinking man. They were both poor, possibly uneducated. But one’s education doesn’t make one a thinker. The world is full of ignorant educated people who quit thinking when they graduated.

If you want to hear from God, like Joseph, you must be a thinker. Read your Bible, but don’t do it with a blank mind. Think about what you read; turn it over and over in your mind till you hear God speaking.