December 13th, 2025

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel”

(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

I think that this verse could teach us a couple different things, primarily, it shows us that God can do things that transcend our understanding. Secondly, it shows us that God will provide us with what we need. He brought his one and only son into our mortal world so that he would die for each and every one of our sins and so that we could have eternal life in Heaven. And lastly, it teaches us to have faith in God's plan, as Joseph was hesitant to marry Mary, especially after she had become pregnant before getting married. But after his encounter with an angel of the Lord, he believed in God and his purpose of being Jesus’ father.