The 9th Song of Christmas

Ever wonder why? Why did God do things the way He did? Why did He choose the ones He did? Wouldn’t it have been better if He had considered other options – not change things or really do them differently, but just tweak them a little? We hear little from Joseph after they were turned away from the Inn, but step into his sandals for a moment and witness the beginning of the salvation of the world from his perspective. Imagine the thoughts that must have raced through his mind: “I know what the Angel said, but He is so tiny!” “How are we going to raise God’s Son?” “Where is the King and his court so they can make a fuss over this miracle child?” “Who are those smelly guys over there and where did they come from?” “Go away, goat, go find your dinner elsewhere.” “Count the toes, count the fingers, are they all there?” “He has His Father’s eyes.” “Am I really holding God?”

But perhaps Joseph struggled most with this simple concept…”What a strange way to save the world.”

...an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:20-21

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A Strange Way to Save the World
4 Him from the CD “Christmas, The Season of Love”

I'm sure he must have been surprised At where this road had taken him
'Cause never in a million lives
Would he have dreamed of Bethlehem And standing at the manger He saw with his own eyes The message from the angel come to life And Joseph said...

Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade? Why Him with all the rulers in the world? Why here inside this stable filled with hay? Why her, she's just an ordinary girl?Now, I'm not one to second guess what angel's have to say But this is such a strange way to save the world

To think of how it could have been If Jesus had come as He deserved There would have been no Bethlehem No lowly shepherds at His birth But Joseph knew the reason The love had to reach so far And as he held the Savior in his arms He must have thought...

Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade?Why Him with all the rulers in the world? Why here inside this stable filled with hay? Why her, she's just an ordinary girl? Now, I'm not one to second guess what angel's have to say But this is such a strange way to save the world