...But God

Micah 5:2

Creators & Guests

Host
Chad McBeam
Business Leader, Foster Advocate and Fighter of Human Trafficking, Chad enjoys hosting this podcast channel as a way to spread and highlight the great examples of those who live out their faith daily. He can also be seen on occasion on your TV or Film Screen or be heard narrating one of your books as his love of acting has stuck with him since his childhood.
Writer
Aaron Marcarelli
After getting his under-graduate degree from Cal State University San Bernardino where he played college baseball and received all American honors. he was a graduate assistant baseball coach at both Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.  He received his master’s degree in Teaching from Whitworth, with plans to someday be a head baseball coach at a university.  However, God had other plans.  Aaron started teaching English and History and coaching baseball and other sports at the high school level and found out how much he loves high school kids, and he has been doing that for the past 27 years.     Personally, heI has been married to his wife Sharon for 32 years, they have one daughter, Amanda Parrish, who has been married to Austin Parrish for 2 years. Aaron also has two grandsons Travis age 2 ½ and Aden who is 13 months and are blessed to have another on the way due in May. Aaron loves reading, golfing, and spending time with his wife and grandkids.
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Linda Cowen
Linda Cowen of San Antonio Christian School is our gracious and talented art designer for the But God, weekday morning devotional series.

What is ...But God?

A weekday morning devotional series written by Aaron Marcarelli and hosted by Chad McBeam

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.””
Micah 5:2 NASB2020

In order to fulfill prophecy God had to orchestrate a move from Joseph’s family from Bethlehem in the South of Israel to Nazareth in the north of Israel. Not a move that was commonly done. But God did it!
We don’t know much about Joseph only that he was a carpenter and that God appeared to him in dreams…and therefore he did what was right in the sight of God through faith.
“But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:20-21

Then after the visit of the Magi, Joseph is visited again by an Angel of the Lord…

“Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.””
Matthew 2:13-15 NASB2020
Then after their safety was no longer in mortal danger. Joseph is visited again…
“But when Herod died, behold, 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 sought the Child’s life are dead.” So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.”
Matthew 2:19-21 NASB2020
Three times Angels appear to Joseph and three times he does not doubt. He listens to God and does what He tells him to do.
Yesterday at Journey Fellowship Church Mary Catherine LeMay one of our elders wives spoke about the Advent of Christ from the point of view of Mary, she said that Mary lived out three ideals in her life that we should live out as well…
We should:
Be Obedient, Say Yes!to God and allow Him the But God moments!
We should Have faith in Him & and His wonder working power!
These are certainly appropriate for Joseph and how he listened to God as well.
Mary Catherine also said that Mary Treasured and Pondered things in her heart and we should absolutely do that! But, that is much more of a Mary reaction to the birth of Jesus than it was of Joseph. And it is a wonderful reaction and one that Joseph and all of us should certainly have as we prepare for the coming of Christ.
Lord, thank you for giving us great examples in Mary and Joseph. They were picked by you to raise Jesus. You knew that they would be great examples for the growing Christ and therefore for us as well. Please help us to be: Be Obedient to Say Yes!, and
Have faith in You! So that we can treasure your wonder working power. We pray all this in Jesus Name Amen…
Shalom Blessings and Press In and Press On!