Anticipation- Day 10

And then…there was Yosef.

Not the Yosef with the coat of many colors, who lived an amazing life of trial and triumph, but the one with the plain, brown coat; the husband of Miriam; that Yosef!  (The Yosef who is so easy to overlook).  We angels appreciate that he took Miriam as his wife, even though he knew he wasn’t the father of the child she was carrying.  We admire the fact that he was willing to live with the gossip and criticism associated with her condition. That was rather remarkable.

Perhaps the marriage of Yosef and Miriam was one of opportunity for Yosef.  Perhaps he was attracted to her.  Perhaps he was going along with the wishes of his family, because this was a good match.  Whatever the background, we were not told all of the details.  All we knew is Yosef happened to have the proper background, as a descendant of David, to be father to the king.  He was betrothed to Miriam, but when he found out she was pregnant, he planned to divorce her quietly.  Divorce, under these circumstances was understandable. According to Jewish Law, it is the logical thing to do, if one wants to maintain reputation.  And Yosef, to his credit, was going to do so quietly. He did not even think there was any other option.  When things got a little complicated and embarrassing, Yosef wanted out.  Divorce was the out. 

That is, UNTIL I was commissioned to appear to him in a dream and give him another thought.  I opened up a scenario and told Yosef not to be afraid to go there.  I invited him to be “all in” in a happening he didn’t understand.  The fact that the Divine used a dream and an angel to communicate with Yosef, speaks of His dream within a dream. 

The Divine spoke because He had a dream for Joseph bigger than his own dream of having a family, a trade and a normal life.  Divine was setting something in motion that was monumental. He wanted to make sure Yosef had enough clarity to go there.  He is good like that; always inviting the Sons of Adam further into their own story with dreams that are so big, they are hidden in His benevolence.  That’s why the Sons of Adam have trouble discerning.  The pixels that make up the picture are spread out so far they are undecipherable up close.

This picture was too big for Yosef.  He couldn’t see himself in that scenario. But, the Divine was saying, “This is what I believe about you.”

In his dream, I introduced Yosef to a huge panoramic scenario with just enough information to keep him headed in the direction of his calling.  It was a five part word.  It all happened in a paragraph, so I am not sure he caught it all.

First, I called him: “Yosef, descendant of David”.  In other words:

1.       I am naming you.  No other name has significance now.  I know who you are, and I know your bloodline.  I’m calling you to awaken into the fullness of who you are.

2.       Don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife.  Don’t be afraid is the same directive angels have said to countless men before Yosef with a call on their lives: Joshua, Abraham, Gideon just to mention a few.

3.       Carry on in the direction you were headed. Don’t let this current situation dissuade you. Go ahead and get married. Proceed as planned.  I’m here to tell you, nothing’s changed.

4.       Something you can’t understand and do not have a grid for has just happened.  I know you have no way to process what I am telling you, but I’m going to say it anyway.  That which is conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit. You might understand the words, but it makes no sense to the natural mind.

5.       This is what will happen as a result.  (He will save his people from their sins.) This is the culmination of history encompassing all that your people have been promised and have been waiting for.  And YOU are right smack dab in the middle of the story!  You are a central figure and you probably still won’t understand.

And Yosef woke up and began to carry out what he was directed to do.  Five quick directives; which had profound implications, just like the names given to the Sons of Adam, or prophetic words do.  The Sons of Adam think they understand when they hear them, but they are multi-layered with deep meaning and unexpected pathways. In the case of Yosef, there was a watershed moment of decision. He had to contemplate giving up what was a predictable existence, to be part of some untold, yet marvelous story. The Divine Essence was inviting Yosef to be “all in” in his own story.