reflections on Matthew

Having finished Proverbs yesterday, we are continuing in Psalms during meals and have added the Book of Matthew.

Something new struck me as I began reading:

Matthew 2:13-14
.....an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.  "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt.  Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."  So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod.

and again:

Matthew 2:19-21
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."  So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.


How amazing that both times, Joseph just immediately obeys!  He could have wondered if the dream was just an everyday dream.  He could have rolled over and gone back to sleep.  He could have stewed about it for several days, wondering what to do.  But no, he just gets up and goes.  Complete, immediate obedience.  


We don't have the luxury of receiving direct instructions through an angel of the Lord, but we do have the Holy Spirit to nudge us.  


Let us be like Joseph.  Get up and just do it!  


What instructions is the Holy Spirit giving you right now?