Summary: <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 1:18-25. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-118-25/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-118-25/</a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Matt-1-18"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23164" class="text Matt-1-19"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23165" class="text Matt-1-20"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23166" class="text Matt-1-21"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23167" class="text Matt-1-22"><sup class="versenum">22 </sup>All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:</span></p> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-23168" class="text Matt-1-23"><sup class="versenum">23 </sup>“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,</span><br> <span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Matt-1-23">and they shall call his name Immanuel”</span></span></p> </div> <p class="first-line-none top-1"><span class="text Matt-1-23">(which means, God with us).</span> <span id="en-ESV-23169" class="text Matt-1-24"><sup class="versenum">24 </sup>When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife,</span> <span id="en-ESV-23170" class="text Matt-1-25"><sup class="versenum">25 </sup>but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.</span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-118-25/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-118-25/</a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook</a> . </strong><br> Did you know that you can support the Daily Devotional Podcast on Patreon for as little as $1. Become a Patron at <a href="http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support">http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support</a>. Easy Lemon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>
