The Journey

Luke 2:34-35

34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

Did you know that your journey is important? Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the temple to be committed to the Lord. Under Mosaic law this had to be done by a certain period of time. It is actually where we get the tradition of dedicating babies and toddlers to the Lord though they have not professed it themselves. Mary and Joseph were in awe at the prophetic announcements given to them by a man and woman of God that were to be witness to the blessed event. Mary and Joseph knew baby Jesus was special but let's face it, all parents think their kids are special and rightfully so. For God entrusted them to you. Mary and Joseph had only a small clue of the greatness of Jesus. The big picture revelation was too great for them to handle at one time. But with the greatness there were would be trials. The book of Matthew records the fact that Mary and Joseph had to hide Jesus from Herod who wanted to kill him. But what the man and woman of God were talking of went far beyond what Mary and Joseph could see. Mary would have to endure seeing her son die on the cross. Mary had to undergo a transformation right along with Jesus. The man of God focused in on Mary because Joseph would not be witness to it for he would not live long enough to see that day.

Everything does have it's pluses and minuses. For God could not possibly tell Mary all that she was in for because if she knew up front it would've been more difficult for her to believe it. The most important part was the journey she had to take. And she had to watch Jesus take his journey as well. If you look at where you are right now, would you have thought you would be on the journey you're taking? Did you know that your journey will change you? Yes the destination is important but so is the journey. By the time you reach the destination, you will not be the same person that started on the journey God will make sure of it.